Japanese - iTunes Music Store Now Live


http://www.apple.com/jp/


TOKYO?August 4, 2005?Apple today launched its revolutionary iTunes Music
Store in Japan, giving music fans the same innovative features,
breakthrough pricing, seamless integration with iPod and groundbreaking
personal use rights that have made iTunes the number one online music
service in the world. With one million songs priced at just 150 and 200
per song, plus Apple¹s legendary ease of use and pioneering features
such as built-in support for Podcasting, the iTunes Music Store in Japan
is the best way for Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and
download music online. The iTunes Music Store is the number one online
music store with over 500 million songs purchased and downloaded
worldwide, and works seamlessly with iPod, the world¹s most popular
digital music player with over 21 million sold.

³iTunes and iPod are leading the digital music revolution,² said Steve
Jobs, Apple¹s CEO. ³We are thrilled to be bringing the iTunes Music
Store to Japan, and hope music fans here love it as much as others
around the world do.²

The iTunes Music Store in Japan debuts with local favorites including
iTunes Originals from globe and Ulfuls, exclusives from Def Tech, Crazy
Ken Band, Chara, Little Creatures, Chie Ayado and The Complete B¹z
digital box set. Other iTunes exclusives released today include music
from international artists such as U2, Jack Johnson and Björk, and over
10,000 audiobooks are available, including works by Japanese authors.

With iTunes 4.9, listeners have everything they need to discover,
subscribe, manage and listen to Podcasts built right in. The iTunes
Music Store in Japan is launching with a wide variety of
Japanese-language Podcasts, such as InterFM, Sotokoto and Radio Nikkei.

In celebration of the iTunes Music Store launch in Japan, Apple is
hosting live music performances throughout August at all four retail
locations in Japan, including the new Apple Store Shibuya which opens
August 6.

Apple today also announced the worldwide availability of early Abkco
catalog titles from classic artists such as Sam Cooke and The Animals,
as well as the Rolling Stones, making the iTunes Music Store the only
online music service in the world to feature the complete digital music
catalog of the Rolling Stones. iTunes is offering music fans worldwide
the opportunity to pre-order a special version of the new Rolling Stones
album ³A Bigger Bang² with an exclusive bonus video.

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also:

TOKYO?August 4, 2005?Apple today announced that Nissan, Mazda and
Daihatsu in Japan have joined BMW, MINI, smart and Alfa Romeo in Japan
to deliver iPod integration with their car stereos for 2006 model lines.
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