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Ward Recordsワードレコーズ

label, licensing · Tokyo

Japanese name
ワードレコーズ [WJA]
Founded
1995
City
Tokyo
Status as of 24 September 2026
active
Connections
1 edges, 1 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.000 (rank 317 of 324) · personnel only 0.000 (rank 308)
Confidence
Medium · sources: [W] (register)

Licenses and distributes European metal in Japan with bonus track editions and exports some domestic acts; part of why Japan sustained a physical metal market.

Connections

Labels, festivals, collaborations

  • collaborationBurrn!バーンThe physical metal market ecosystem1990s