Remember the mini-CD that was all rage in the 1990s when songs that dominated the charts in Japan all seemed to reach platinum status? Well, the 8-centimeter disc is making a comeback. At the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This article is more than 10 years old. It’s a well known fact that ...

For a country with a reputation of being a technology forerunner, Japan holds on dearly to all things tangible. Four of the world's five biggest newspapers are Japanese. Faxes remain a staple of ...

On December 3, Japan’s leading CD retailer Tower Records shared its annual lists of the best-selling albums of the year at its stores! The lists are separated into genres, and there are three charts ...

Japan may be an early adopter of new technology, but the situation is completely opposite when it comes to music. While CD sales have been heading south elsewhere in the world, in Japan the physical ...