Nippon Columbiaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (日本コロムビア株式会社, Nippon Koromubia Kabushiki gaisha^?) (often pronunced Korombia) TYO: 6791 is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. (日本蓄音器商会, Nihon Chikuonki Shōkai^?). It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until October 1, 2002, when it became Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc. (コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント株式会社, Koromubia Myūjikku Entateinmento Kabushiki gaisha^?). Since October 1, 2010, the company has returned to its current name. Outside Japan, the company operates as the Savoy Label Group which releases recordings on the SLG, Savoy Jazz and Denon labels. It also manufactured electronic products under the Denon brand name until 2001.