From the publisher: this story is about Music Japan LLC, which operates Business Life Japan.
OSAKA —
Music Japan LLC now runs eight services, from music and games to English learning and founder media, from Umeda, Osaka
Music Japan LLC (Kita-ku, Osaka; Representative Tomoki Kabeya) now runs eight services across music, games, English learning, founder media and web production. Each was planned, built and launched in-house, and most sites are published in both Japanese and English. Here is the full picture.
Summary
Music Japan LLC is a production company in Umeda, Osaka. It runs MJ MUSIC (music previews), MJ GAME (games), MJ ENGLISH (English learning), SECOND TAKE (founder interviews), Baton Partners (dedicated company pages), Baton (invitation-only leader profiles), EVERLEAF (website production) and the business media Business Life Japan. Its representative is Tomoki Kabeya.
- MJ MUSIC lets visitors preview 89 records and 527 tracks, 30 seconds each
- MJ GAME has released three titles, including the music roguelite RPG Echo Rogue
- Alongside founder and company media (SECOND TAKE, Baton Partners, Baton, Business Life Japan), it has launched EVERLEAF for website production
One company, eight services
Music Japan began as a music company. Today it also makes games, English learning tools, founder media and websites. The official site sums it up as “SOUND, PLAY & STORIES.”: sound, play and stories, all made by its own hands.
These are the eight services, all live, and most can be read in both Japanese and English.
Music Japan services
- MJ MUSIC | Music
- Preview 89 records and 527 tracks, 30 seconds each, across seven labels plus MJ RADIO. Japanese and English
- MJ GAME | Games
- Games built around music and story: Echo Rogue, Rune of the Hundred Caves and Guild of Lanterns. Also on itch.io
- MJ ENGLISH | English learning
- 1,481 scene-based phrases, 2,160 words and 480 quick translation drills, all with audio
- SECOND TAKE | Founder interviews
- What founders chose the second time, told through articles and a podcast
- Baton Partners | Company pages
- Dedicated landing pages with SEO and branding, designed from each company’s logo and type
- Baton | Leader profiles
- Invitation-only profiles of leaders we have actually met
- EVERLEAF | Website production
- Websites in five styles, with SEO, AI search, hosting and maintenance included
- Business Life Japan | Business media
- News on Japanese companies and their founders, in Japanese and English
Music: preview all 527 tracks on MJ MUSIC
MJ MUSIC lets visitors preview 89 records and 527 tracks, 30 seconds each. The entrance is a 3D record crate called THE CRATE: flip through the sleeves and press one to start it playing.
The catalog runs from artist Yuma’s “Koko ni Aru” and “TOKYO JUNKIES” to cafe jazz, lo-fi, classical, sleep piano, workout phonk and the Echo Rogue soundtrack. MJ RADIO shuffles tracks from seven labels nonstop. On YouTube, the company also runs Yuma’s channel, Cozy Cafe Jazz BGM and Lofi Boy Radio.
Games: MJ GAME, where the world starts to sound as you play
MJ GAME is a games brand built around music and story. Its flagship, Echo Rogue, is a music roguelite RPG where the song completes as you grow stronger. Together with the one-minute-per-floor dungeon crawler Rune of the Hundred Caves and the social guild-building game Guild of Lanterns, three titles are out.
They run on phones and PCs, and Echo Rogue and Rune of the Hundred Caves are also on the international store itch.io.
English: real phrases, with audio, on MJ ENGLISH
MJ ENGLISH teaches the English native speakers actually use in scenes like cafes, dating, work, the gym and music studios. It has 1,481 phrases, 2,160 words and 480 quick translation drills, each card with audio, IPA, an example and a Japanese explanation.
Telling the stories of founders and companies
Four services tell the stories of founders and companies. SECOND TAKE asks founders whose first venture did not work out what they chose the second time, published as articles and a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. The first guest was Jun Matsuura of Central AX.
Baton Partners builds a dedicated page for each company alongside its official site, with seven company pages live today. Baton is an invitation-only profile service for leaders we have met in person. And Business Life Japan covers Japanese companies and founders in Japanese and English.
Web: EVERLEAF, websites that look good and get found
The newest service is EVERLEAF, website production in five styles with SEO, AI search (LLMO), hosting and maintenance included for JPY 7,980 a month including tax, according to its website.
Depending on the goal, companies can choose how they want to be found.
| If you are facing | What they can do |
|---|---|
| You want a website but worry about build costs and upkeep | EVERLEAF: a monthly plan covering design, SEO and AI search, hosting and maintenance |
| Searching your company name brings up almost nothing | Baton Partners: a dedicated company page built to appear in search and AI answers |
| You want your work told as a story in Japanese and English | Business Life Japan: our editors interview you and publish in both languages |
| You want your journey as a founder recorded in your own words | SECOND TAKE: an interview article and podcast episode |
All in-house, in two languages
Three ideas run through all eight services.
- Everything in-houseSongs, games, flashcards, articles and websites are all planned, made, launched and run in-house.
- Published in Japanese and EnglishThe official site, MJ MUSIC, SECOND TAKE, EVERLEAF and Business Life Japan are all available in both languages.
- Built to be found by search and AIEvery site includes structured data and an llms.txt index, designed from the start to show up in search results and AI answers.
The representative, Tomoki Kabeya
Tomoki KabeyaRepresentative, Music Japan LLC
Born in Hokkaido, he worked in Tokyo before settling in Umeda, Osaka. As representative of Music Japan LLC, he plans and runs all eight services.
He is also a certified interviewer for the founder media MiraError, and conducts the interviews for SECOND TAKE and Business Life Japan himself.
Learn, weave and connect.
From his Baton profile
Where to start
Inquiries are welcome through the official site’s contact page or Music Japan’s LINE account.
Company data
| Company | Music Japan LLC |
|---|---|
| Representative | Tomoki Kabeya, Representative |
| Address | 12-12 Osaka Ekimae Dai-2 Bldg., 1-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka |
| Corporate number | 8120003031493 |
| Business | Music production and distribution (MJ MUSIC), games (MJ GAME), English learning (MJ ENGLISH), founder interviews (SECOND TAKE), company pages (Baton Partners), leader profiles (Baton), website production (EVERLEAF), business media (Business Life Japan) |
| Corporate site | music-japan.com |
FAQ
- What kind of company is Music Japan LLC?
- A production company in Umeda, Osaka running MJ MUSIC, MJ GAME, MJ ENGLISH, SECOND TAKE, Baton Partners, Baton, EVERLEAF and Business Life Japan.
- Where can I listen to Music Japan’s music?
- Every track can be previewed for 30 seconds on MJ MUSIC (music.music-japan.com), with links to Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube from each album page.
- How can I make a business inquiry?
- Through the contact page on music-japan.com or Music Japan’s official LINE account.
Related keywords
Sources
Compiled by our editors from the official website and the company’s listings on our sister media. Interview content will be added after the interview.
Get in touch
For work enquiries or comments on this article, message us on our official LINE account.
Message us on LINESend “I read about Music Japan LLC” on LINE.
