Napster Launches Japanese Service

October 3, 2006 Napster Launches Japanese Service (AP)

President of Napster Japan Hiroyuki Fushitani speaks to the media during their launch of Japanese service, in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Internet music download company Napster on Tuesday launched a Japanese service aimed at tapping a growing market for music-to-go, the company said. The service was to go live online at 10 p.m. (1300 GMT) Tuesday and will offer more than 1.5 million Japanese and foreign tunes, said Napster officials. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

(AP) -- Internet music download company Napster launched a Japanese service Tuesday aimed at tapping the growing demand for music-to-go and catching up with Apple's iTunes in one of the world's biggest music markets.



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