Eastworld

JP

Eastworld ( イーストワールド , Iisutowārudo ) is a Japanese record label owned by Universal Music Japan . It was originally founded in 1978 under Toshiba-EMI . In 2012, Eastworld's parent company, EMI Music Japan, was acquired by Universal Music Japan following the acquisition of EMI by Universal Music Group . Following a company restructure in April 2013, Universal Japan placed Eastworld under USM Japan, a record label that handles archives of Universal Japan-owned labels.