Amuse, Inc.

Amuse, Inc.

Type	Public (TYO: 4301)
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	October 16, 1978
Founder	Yokichi Osato[1]
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Asia[2]
Key people	Yokichi Osato (Founder, Director & Chairman) Tatsuro Hatanaka (Director & President) [3]
Number of employees	232 (as of June 28, 2015)[4]
Subsidiaries	Amuse Soft Entertainment Taishita Label Music (Joint Venture with Victor Entertainment) A-Sketch (Joint Venture with KDDI) Amuse Edutainment Geishin Creative Tokyo Ayers Inc. J-Feel Brussels Co., Ltd. Kirei Inc (U.S.A.) Amuse Korea Beijing Geishin Theatrical Art Production Geishin Creative Shanghai Live Viewing Japan
Website	Amuse.co.jp

Amuse, Inc. (株式会社　アミューズ Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu)^[4][5] is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include gravure idols,^[6] musicians, and so on.

Amuse produces TV & radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Other interests are in publication, music software, and patent agent businesses. The private Amuse Museum, located in Asakusa, Tokyo, is owned by the company. It features ukiyo-e and textile displays.

In January 2016, Amuse established a partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling.^[7]

References

1. "Message From Management". Retrieved April 3, 2016.
2. Herskovitz, Jon (2000-12-26). "J-Pop Takes Off / Japanese music, movies, TV shows enthrall Asian nations". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
3. "Company President Profile". Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
4. "Amuse: IR News and Corporate Profile". Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
5. Kageyama, Yuri (2005-08-10). "Musicians try to join Apple's iTunes in Japan". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
6. "アミューズモデルス". Amuse.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
7. 新日本プロレスが大手芸能プロダクション『アミューズ』との業務提携を発表！. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-06.

External links

• Amuse MainPage