Rebirth of vinyl in Japan propelled by diversification of music platforms

Vinyl music is enjoying a renaissance, as digital streaming services generate interest in records once more.Japan's electronics and entertainment giant Sony is making a move to ride this latest wave in the music industry, with Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. recently announcing it will resume pressing vinyl at Sony DADC Japan Inc., its disc-manufacturing subsidiary in Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, after a 30-year hiatus.Whether because of their grainy, warmer sound or simply because vinyl makes a fashion statement, LPs and EPs are being snapped up by people but not like the…READ FULL ARTICLE