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Music of Japan
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a>, <a href="/facts/Music/wvCBQYQ3">music</a> includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern.ref>Galliano, Luciana (2002-11-19). <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=XLpKhGojCLsC&q=Japanese++cultural+music+aesthetics&pg=PP2"><i>Yogaku: Japanese Music in the 20th Century</i></a>. Scarecrow Press. p. 12. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-1-4616-7455-9.</ref> The word for "music" in <a href="/facts/Japanese_language/EEv485a5">Japanese</a> is 音楽 (<i>ongaku</i>), combining the <a href="/facts/Kanji/E1IN7hVL">kanji</a> 音 <i>on</i> (sound) with the kanji 楽 <i>gaku</i> (music, comfort). <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> is the world's largest market for music on physical media and the <a href="/facts/List_of_largest_recorded_music_markets/aQazsdXv">second-largest overall music market</a>, with a retail value of US$2.7 billion in 2017. </p>