Who owns VAP?
VAP is owned by Nippon TV Holdings (Japan, TSE: 9404).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. — Notice of the 93rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (year ended 31 March 2026), including the business report and the list of subsidiaries with voting-rights percentages. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Founded
- 1981
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Music › Record labels
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9404
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About VAP
VAP is the label Nippon TV established in January 1981 and still owns outright. The group's shareholder report for the year to March 2026 gives its paid-in capital as ¥200 million and describes its business as the planning, production and sale of package media, which is the music and video the broadcaster releases under the VAP name rather than through an outside label.
Ownership timeline of VAP
- Current owner Nippon TV Holdings [1] reported
Where VAP sits in Nippon TV Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Nippon TV Holdings brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Nippon TV Holdings
Nippon TV Holdings controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- BS Nippon (1998)
- CS Nippon (2001)
- Nippon TV (1952)
- Tatsunoko Production (1962)
Other brands in record labels, and who owns them
The 18 brands in record labels on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Universal Music, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Capitol Records | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Chrysalis Records | Reservoir | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Atlantic Records | Warner Music | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Columbia Records | Sony | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BMG | Bertelsmann | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Def Jam Recordings | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Interscope Records | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Motown | Universal Music | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: Nippon TV Holdings
Nippon TV Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1952. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9404.
Nippon Television Holdings is the Tokyo broadcasting group built around Nippon Television Network Corporation, which was established in October 1952 and made Japan's first commercial broadcast in August 1953. The company listed in Tokyo in 1959 and moved to a certified broadcasting holding company structure in October 2012. Its subsidiary list for the year to 31 March 2026 runs from broadcasting and programme production through real estate and fitness clubs to Studio Ghibli, Tatsunoko Production and the online video operator HJ Holdings.
Nippon TV Holdings: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 VAP and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; VAP is not one of them.
- Aggretsuko — Sanrio 🇯🇵
- Doga Kobo — Kadokawa 🇯🇵
- Godzilla — TOHO 🇯🇵
- Gundam — Bandai Namco 🇯🇵
- NITRO PLUS — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- T-Joy — Toei 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of VAP?
The parent company of VAP is Nippon TV Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is VAP Japanese?
Yes. VAP originated in Japan in 1981 and its owner, Nippon TV Holdings, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is VAP still owned by Nippon TV Holdings?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, VAP is still owned by Nippon TV Holdings. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. — Notice of the 93rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (year ended 31 March 2026), including the business report and the list of subsidiaries with voting-rights percentages — Nippon Television Holdings, Inc., Stock exchange filing; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [2] Nippon Television Holdings — History of Nippon Television Group — Nippon Television Holdings, Inc., Official document; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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