TOKYO -- As "city pop," a type of Japanese pop music produced in the 1970s and '80s, wins a new generation of fans around the world, production of phonograph records, the principal medium for recorded music at the time, has more than quadrupled over the past decade in Japan.
Media & Entertainment
Vinyl production finds groove in Japan, thanks to social media
Sales soar, spurring artists to release new music on records
As the vinyl boom takes hold in Japan, more artists are putting out records. Output jumped 74% in 2021 versus the previous year to more than 1.9 million. (Photo by Tokuyuki Matubuchi)
Read Next
Latest on Media & Entertainment
