Avex Inc is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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12 Facts About Avex
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Avex is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group keiretsu.
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Avex is an acronym of the English words Audio Visual Expert.
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In 2005, Avex, Incorporated became Avex Entertainment, Incorporated, and stayed on as part of the Group.
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In 2005, Avex acquired distribution rights for Aozora Records' catalogue including all future Hitomi Yaida releases.
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In early 2008, Avex partnered with Victor JVC to officially create the label D-topia Entertainment as a business partnership between the labels and its founder, Terukado Onishi, with the sales promotion handled by Victor while the area promotion handled by Avex.
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Avex Group launched its own IPTV service, BeeTV, May 2009 in partnership with NTT DoCoMo.
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Chiba denied any fault, while Matsuura complained that Avex had lost its love of music and said he wanted to start over.
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On July 21,2011, it was announced that Avex had paired with Korean management label YG Entertainment to form YGEX.
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Avex was designated to the 36th floor – the former address of DWANGO.
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On February 15,2017, Avex Group discontinued all foreign exports of Blu-rays, DVDs, and CDs published under their Avex Pictures label.
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Each year since 2002, Avex has hosted a summer concert tour around Japan, "A-Nation", featuring the company's most successful acts.
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