Nippon Columbia

JP

Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. ( 日本コロムビア株式会社 , Nippon Koromubia Kabushiki Gaisha ) , often pronounced Korombia , operating internationally as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. ( 日本蓄音器商会 , Nihon Chikuonki Shōkai ) , is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks (the "Magic Notes") 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. (