[78-L] Japanese

[Christopher Steward]

Hallo,
 
I'm looking for someone who can give me information about recording copyright in Japan; specifically, if a company in Japan reissues Western recordings that are out of copyright in Europe, does Japanese law give any protection to those recordings? And does Japanese law operate in a similar way to European as regards the use of, and payment for, copyright music?
 
I should be very grateful for any definite answers.
 
Chris