Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.

Japanese: 日本フォノグラム株式会社 Japanese record company, established 1 June 1970. It was a joint venture between Victor and Matsushita (owning 60%) and Philips Phonografische Industrie (owning 40%). The company mainly distributed the Phonogram labels Philips, Fontana, Mercury, Island, Vertigo and Charisma. Vinyl records were mastered and pressed by the Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd. pressing plant in Yokohama until 1988. Around 1995 the company was renamed to Mercury Music Entertainment Co. Ltd.