TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese music enthusiasts, loyal to CDs long after the rest of the world went online, have begun reaching for the eject button and switching to streaming services as artists cancel ...

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 ...

After the United States, Japan is the second largest music market in the world. And while the country is usually seen as an early adopter of new technology, digital music sales haven’t taken off. In ...

Marketplace’s Econ Extra Credit series explores one documentary film a month with business and economic themes. Last month, we watched “All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records.” ...

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 ...

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 ...