Japan has an affluent and modern society with a population of about 127 million people.  Many Westerners do not realize it, but Japan boasts the world’s second-largest pop music market–right after the United States, representing almost 20% of total worldwide sales. A full priced new CD album costs between JPyen 2,500 (US$23) and 3,000 (US$28). A total of 461.9 million song downloads were sold in Japan in 2009. So if you are in the business of selling music then Japan is one of your major markets and should not be overlooked. Read the full story