question

[acchikocchi]

For those familiar with Johnny's and/or Japanese business: okay, so, Johnny's & Associates is a kabushiki gaisha (K. K.). That's translated as "public company", but is it? Johnny owns 60%, Mary 10%, Julie 10%, and Izu Kikue 10%. The remaining 10% isn't publically traded (is it? it doesn't seem to be! if it is where are my financial reports!) and a K. K. may be formed as a "stock company that is not public" but J&A doesn't seem to be one - not that I can tell from their totally useless website. XD Avex and SM - omg especially Avex - are a dream in comparison.

In conclusion, I know embarrassingly little about corporate structure outside the U.S. :|

Comments

[pixisticks.livejournal.com]

The remaining 10% is owned by Satan because Johnny was tired of striking up deals to make JE boys immortally beautiful all the time.

*shot*

XD I have no idea. Why are you interested?

[matchynishi.livejournal.com]

but you know way more than me!! *has very little idea of what you're talking about* :O

[ky-rin.livejournal.com]

Why are Avex and SM a dream...? I sort of understand, sort of don't... I don't think I'm the business/finance type of person at all :|

[ettezag.livejournal.com]

Does... does it makes a difference? It's kind of sad that I have gotten so confused from one paragraph. :(

[samenashi.livejournal.com]

Omg this post made me so happy. I would pay an insane amount of money for a book on the intricate details of the business side of JE. Srsly. Fascinating. T_T

[littlealex.livejournal.com]

i would be so completely interested in finding this stuff out. but from when i studied mass media in east asia, i just remember being struck by how closed and secretive the japanese media is. so it wouldn't surprise me if you couldn't find anything about it anywhere. however, the same memory reminded me about how certain journalists would end up really close to politicians and getting exclusives was basically a matter of ingratiating oneself into the politicians' lives. and that just makes me ITCH thinking of all the journalistic hookups je has. mmmm.

[paddyabroad.livejournal.com]

I have never studied anything like JE in class, but we had classes on Business in East Asia, and the Japan part about that was sadly not very detailed. I'm trying to remember now whether it was Japan that while naming a company one way was not necessarily required to maintian it that way? Meaning calling your business a stock company even though you do not trade it? Or just are in the process of attempting to join it on some exchange? I do not really remember, sorry. But damn, you certainly are not weird for askign that and even more certainly not the only one wondering.