What Fuji Pacific Music does

Fuji Pacific Music (株式会社フジパシフィックミュージック) is a privately held Japanese music publishing company founded in 1971 and headquartered in Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo. The company operates a 55-year-old catalog built around domestic Japanese music publishing contracts with lyricists and composers, supplemented by sub-publishing agreements with foreign music publishers that give it a broad Western/global repertoire in the Japanese market. Since January 2024, it has served as the Japanese sub-publisher managing Warner Chappell Music's copyright catalog in Japan, materially expanding its foreign repertoire footprint. The company is integrated into the JASRAC and NexTone royalty collection infrastructure, which administers payments for licensed uses of its catalog.

The company's revenue model is centered on licensing royalties earned through structured, web-based application processes covering cover recordings, film, television, advertising, video games, performances, and publications, with separate workflows for domestic and foreign works. Its core products include the FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC LIBRARY, a professional audio download portal for broadcasters, streaming operators, and video production companies, and a music licensing application system that routes approvals through JASRAC or NexTone depending on the use case. Adjacent revenue-adjacent activities include video production for summer music festivals (e.g., Fuji Rock Festival), TV music programs (notably Fuji TV's weekly program 'Tune' and BS Fuji's 'Showa Kayou Parade'), artist and songwriter management, curated playlists, and editorial content series. Pricing is quote-based per usage type and not publicly disclosed, with no standardized fee schedule.

Fuji Pacific Music's primary customer segments are enterprise buyers: broadcasters and video content producers (TV stations, streaming platforms, video production companies) that need licensed music for programming, films, advertising, and digital content; event organizers and performance groups requiring performance rights; and publishers and print media licensing sheet music and lyrics. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise sales through the licensing application portal and the music library, supported by brand-building through social media (X, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify) and a content-rich corporate website. Geographic focus remains Japan-dominant, with early cross-border activity in South Korea through the 2026 Global JEMU Camp collaboration with CJ ENM Open Music and the Jeju Content Agency.

Name

Fuji Pacific Music

Legal name

株式会社フジパシフィックミュージック

Website

https://fujipacific.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fuji Pacific Music is a 55-year-old Tokyo-based music publisher that administers domestic Japanese and foreign music copyrights, earning revenue through licensing royalties collected via JASRAC and NexTone for use in TV, film, advertising, games, performances, and publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Publishing Services

NAICS

Music Publishers (512230), Music Publishers (51223)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Publishing Administration (Catalog Admin, Global Subpublishing) (MPAIABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sync Rights Representation (Pitching, Clearance, Negotiation) (MPAIABAF), Royalty Accounting & Payment Services (Statements, Audits, Payee Management) (MPAIABAL), Performance Rights Administration (PRO Affiliation, Cue Sheet/Setlist Processing) (MPAIABAE), Lyrics & Text Rights Licensing (Lyric Display, Print/Digital Reproduction) (MPAIABAI)

Keywords

• Music publishing services
• Music licensing
• Music copyright management
• Royalty administration
• Music catalog licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Music Publishing Royalties: Fuji Pacific Music acts as a music publisher, managing copyrights for songwriters and composers. The company earns revenue through licensing music for various uses (cover recordings, film, TV, advertising, video games, performances, and publications) via applications processed through the company and collecting royalties through JASRAC and NexTone.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fuji Pacific Music is a Japanese music publishing company that manages copyrights for lyricists, composers, and artists by contracting with them as the copyright holder. It licenses its managed music catalog for commercial uses including movies, TV, advertising, video games, cover recordings, performances, and publications, collecting royalties through JASRAC and NexTone. It also acts as a sub-publisher in Japan for foreign music publishers (including Warner Chappell Music since January 2024) and operates the FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC LIBRARY professional audio download platform for broadcasters and production companies.

Product overview

Fuji Pacific Music (株式会社フジパシフィックミュージック) is a music publishing company offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on music copyright management. The core offering consists of domestic and foreign music copyright administration through its repertoire management system, supported by the FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC LIBRARY professional audio download platform for broadcasters and production companies. Music usage licensing is facilitated through a web-based application system covering movies, advertising/CM, games, publications, performances, cover recordings, and video recordings. Adjacent services include the music information TV program "Tune," video production for summer festivals and TV programs, artist/songwriter contract management, curated playlists, and editorial column content. The company also manages Warner Chappell Music's copyright catalog in Japan (since January 2024) and collaborates with JASRAC and NexTone for music copyright administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FUJIPACIFIC MUSIC LIBRARY Professional audio download service providing licensed music tracks for broadcasters, internet streaming providers, sound effect companies, and video production companies.
• Music Copyright Management (国内曲レパートリー / Domestic Repertoire) Music publishing service managing domestic and foreign musical works by contracting with lyricists and composers, acting as copyright holder and administering usage licensing of the repertoire.
• Music Licensing Application System (楽曲利用申請) Web-based licensing service covering multiple usage types including movies, advertising/CM, games, publications, performances, cover recordings, and video recordings, with separate application forms for domestic and foreign musical works.
• Artist / Songwriter Management Contract management and promotional support for artists and songwriters, connecting talent with music publishing services and supporting music production.
• Video Production Video production services including coverage of summer music festivals such as Fuji Rock Festival, TV music programs, music videos, and live event recordings.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CJ ENM Open MusicminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2026CJ ENM Open Music is collaborating with Fuji Pacific Music's composers from Japan at the 'Global JEMU Camp' held at the Jeju Music Creation Center in Jeju, South Korea. This is a 3-day collaborative music creation camp (September 8-10) organized by the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Jeju Content Agency.
• Jeju Special Self-Governing Province / Jeju Content AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2026The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and Jeju Content Agency are operating the '2026 Global JEMU Camp' at the Jeju Music Creation Center, collaborating with CJ ENM Open Music and Fuji Pacific Music composers to create music with local Jeju musicians.
• Warner Chappell MusiccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Fuji Pacific Music serves as the sub-publisher managing Warner Chappell Music's copyright catalog in Japan since January 2024. Warner Chappell Music is the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, and Fuji Pacific handles rights management and licensing for their Japanese market operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• NexTone: Japanese rights management and music distribution company. A key partner/intermediary to Fuji Pacific's operations and comparable in providing digital-era rights administration infrastructure for Japanese music.

Direct peers

• Universal Music Publishing: Major global music publisher with active Japanese operations. Competes with Fuji Pacific for sub-publishing mandates from foreign publishers and for sync licensing opportunities with Japanese media.
• GAGA Communications: Japanese music publisher and rights administrator with a long catalog history. Comparable in scale and focus on Japanese music publishing administration and sub-publishing of foreign repertoire.
• Warner Chappell Music: Global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group; Fuji Pacific manages Warner Chappell's Japanese catalog. A top-tier peer operating in the same licensing and rights administration business.
• BMG: Major music publisher with significant operations in Asia. Directly comparable as a publisher pursuing modern rights administration models and competing for songwriter mandates and catalog acquisitions.
• Sony Music Publishing: A global top-tier music publisher with a large Japanese operations arm. Directly comparable as a music publisher managing both domestic and international repertoire and offering sync, mechanical, and performance licensing in Japan.
• Nichion: Established Japanese music publisher handling domestic and foreign repertoire. A close comparable in business model, providing publishing administration, sync, and licensing services in the Japanese market.

Emerging players

• Kobalt Music Group: Tech-forward music publisher with a strong Asia presence. Comparable in offering modern rights administration, sync, and royalty services with a different technology-led operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Victor Entertainment (JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment): Japanese music company with publishing, recorded music, and distribution arms. Comparable in managing a Japanese music catalog and licensing, though with broader recorded music and hardware heritage.
• Avex Group: Large Japanese entertainment conglomerate with publishing, recorded music, and live operations. Overlaps with Fuji Pacific in music rights management but operates at much broader scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fujipa_official
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgEB7UDJgHsfVlCb2tDhfSQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/fujipacificmusic

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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