Warner Bros.-Pioneer Corporation

[b] In Japanese: ワーナーブラザーズ・パイオニア株式会社
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History:
Japanese record company established in November 6, 1970. It was a joint-venture between Pioneer Electronic Corporation (25 percent), Watanabe Productions (25 percent) both of Japan and Warner Bros. of the U.S. (50 percent). The first company's release was issued on January 25, 1971. President: Yozo Ishizuka, managing director: Kazuyoshi Ohno. Address: Roppongi Fuji Bldg., 4-11-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
On April, 1972 the company was renamed to [l=Warner-Pioneer Corporation].
Previously Warner Bros. Records was represented in Japan by [l=Toshiba Musical Industries Ltd.].