Land of the Rising Disc

摘要

Washed-up hair metal bands aren't the only thing that's still big in Japan. The aging CD format is faring better there as well. Despite having only about a third as many people as the US, the island nation is the world's number one market for music CDs, with annual physical media sales of $3 billion (compared to $2.6 billion stateside). Here's why plastic discs are hanging on in Japan.