is a Japanese record label owned by Universal Music Japan. It was originally founded in 1978 under

Toshiba-EMI , formerly , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. Wh ...

. In 2012, Eastworld's parent company, EMI Music Japan, was acquired by Universal Music Japan following the acquisition of EMI by

Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, ...

. Following a company restructure in April 2013, Universal Japan placed Eastworld under USM Japan, a record label that handles archives of Universal Japan-owned labels.

Former artists

Namie Amuro Namie Amuro ( ; ; born September 20, 1977) is a retired Japanese singer. She rose to prominence as a Japanese idol, teen idol, and transitioned into a leading Pop music, pop artist due to her versatility across music styles and visual presentatio ...

* Boøwy *

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George Cables George Andrew Cables (born November 14, 1944) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Art ...

* Jennifer Connelly * Minako Honda * Toshiyuki Honda *

Tomoyasu Hotei , also known simply as Hotei ( ), is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actor. With a career spanning more than 40 years, Hotei claims record sales of over 40 million copies and has collaborated with artists fr ...

* Koji Kikkawa * Original Love * Patty (singer) * Marvin Peterson * RC Succession * Sadistic Mika Band * Sandii * Yukihiro Takahashi *

Hikaru Utada , also known mononymously as Utada, is a Japanese and American singer, songwriter, and producer. She is considered to be one of the most influential and best-selling musical artists in Japan. She is best known by international audiences for w ...

* The Willard

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