What is Recording Industry Association of Japan?
{{Infobox Organization | name = Recording Industry Association of Japan<br>''Nippon Rekōdo Kyōkai'' | image = Kyodo_News_(former_head_office).jpg | image_border = | size = 250 | caption = The head office is located in Kyodo News | logo = Recording Industry Association of Japan logo.svg | logo_size = 200px | map = | msize = | mcaption = | motto = | formation = 1942 | extinction = | type = Technical standards, licensing and royalties | headquarters = Kita-Aoyama, [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]], [[Tokyo]] | location = [[Japan]] | membership = 19 main members, 15 associated members and 24 supporting members (all as of August 2009) | language = | leader_title = Chairman and [[Chief Executive Officer]] | leader_name = Masaaki Saito ([[Victor Entertainment|Victor]]) | num_staff = | budget = | website = [http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/ Recording Industry Association of Japan] - in English }} [[File:Naoki Kitagawa.jpg|thumb|Naoki Kitagawa, the Chairman of RIAJ, on April 7, 2013]] The {{nihongo|'''Recording Industry Association of Japan''' ('''RIAJ''')|日本レコード協会|Nippon Rekōdo Kyōkai}} is a Japanese [[trade]] group in the [[music industry]]. It was founded in 1942 as the '''Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association'''. It got its current name in 1969. The RIAJ promotes music sales, enforces the Japanese [[copyright]], and researches the Japanese music industry. It publishes the annual ''RIAJ Year Book''. This is a [[statistical]] summary of each year's music sales, plus other data. The [[headquarters]] are in the [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]] section of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. The RIAJ has twenty member companies and a smaller number of associate and supporting members. Some member companies are the Japanese branches of [[multinational corporation]]s headquartered elsewhere. The Association certifies [[Music recording sales certification|gold and platinum albums and singles]] in Japan. ==Related pages== *[[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) *[[Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers]] (J