Amuse, Inc.

Amuse, Inc.
Type Public (TYO: 4301)
Industry Entertainment
Founded October 16, 1978
Founder(s) Yokichi Osato
Headquarters Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Area served Asia[1]
Key people

Tatsuro Hatanaka
(Director) & (President)

[2]
Employees 184 (as of 2 Feb 2009)[3]
Subsidiaries Amuse Soft Entertainment
Taishita Label Music (Joint Venture with Victor Entertainment)
A-Sketch (Joint Venture with KDDI)
Amuse Edutainment
Geishin Creative Tokyo
Ayers Inc.
J-Feel
Brussels Co., Ltd.
Kirei Inc (U.S.A.)
Amuse Korea
Beijing Geishin Theatrical Art Production
Geishin Creative Shanghai
Website Amuse.co.jp

Amuse, Inc. (株式会社　アミューズ Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu?)[3][4] is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include gravure idols,[5] musicians, and so on. The Company also produces TV & radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Amuse operates publication, music software, and patent agent businesses as well.

To raise money for Japan's disaster relief efforts, more than 50 talents from Amuse collaborated to form a singing unit "Team Amuse."[6]

References

  1. ^ Herskovitz, Jon (2000-12-26). "J-Pop Takes Off / Japanese music, movies, TV shows enthrall Asian nations". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgif=/c/a/2000/12/26/MN119977.DTL&hw=JAPANESE+TRANSLATION&sn=006&sc=597. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 
  2. ^ "Company President Profile". http://ir.amuse.co.jp/english/investor/profile.php. Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  3. ^ a b "Amuse: IR News and Corporate Profile". http://ir.amuse.co.jp/english/company/. Retrieved 2009-02-08. 
  4. ^ Kageyama, Yuri (2005-08-10). "Musicians try to join Apple's iTunes in Japan". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2005-08-10-itunes-japan-artists_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 
  5. ^ "アミューズモデルス". http://www.amuse-models.com/. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 
  6. ^ "Amuse creates disaster relief unit with 50+ members". Asia Pacific Arts. 04/07/2011. http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?amuse_creates_disaster_relief_unit_with_50_members_16614.aspx. 

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