Music of Japan

In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (ongaku), combining the kanjion (sound) with the kanji 楽 gaku (music, comfort).[1] Japan is the world's largest market for music on physical media[citation needed] and the second-largest overall music market, with a retail value of US$2.7 billion in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary, ISBN 4-7674-2015-6
  2. ^ "The Record vol. 703". RIAJ. 6 June 2018.

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