Apple added Warner Music Japan Catalog to iTunes Japan

Apple added the Warner Music Japan catalog to the iTunes Store in Japan. The Warner Music Japan catalog brings top J-POP and international artists to the iTunes Store including Ayaka, Bonnie Pink, Green Day, Kobukuro, Linkin Park, Madonna, Mariya Takeuchi, My Chemical Romance, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M. and Rip Slyme. The leading J-POP duo Kobukuro are making their music available online for download for the first time ever and the exclusive world premiere of Ayaka's new video for the hit track "Jewelry Day" is debuting on the iTunes Store.

"iTunes is the most popular online music store in the world and now we have an incredible catalog of over four million songs available to music fans in Japan," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. "We continually strive to offer the best selection of music and are thrilled to bring Warner Music Japan’s extensive catalog to the iTunes Store."

The iTunes Store in Japan now features a vast catalog of more than four million songs, 5,000 music videos, Disney and Pixar short films, 100,000 podcasts and 25,000 audiobooks. With over 90 percent of songs priced at just 150 yen per song, the iTunes Store offers the great value and features that have made iTunes the number one online music service in the world, with over 2.5 billion songs purchased and downloaded. Warner Music Japan will continue to add more of its extensive catalog to the iTunes Store in the coming months. [Bill Fox]