Short answers, pulled from the story.
Pony Canyon traces back to the 1st of October 1966, when Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. set up a record label division called Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc. That division became Pony Inc. in 1970, and merged with Canyon Records Inc. on the 21st of October 1987 to form Pony Canyon Inc.
Pony Canyon is a Japanese company that distributes music, films, home video, and video games. It is a major leader in Japan's music industry, with artists that regularly top the country's charts, and it is affiliated with the Fujisankei Communications Group.
Fuji Television Network, Inc. became Pony Canyon's majority shareholder in 2006 following a merger with Nippon Broadcasting System, and made it a wholly owned subsidiary in 2007. Fuji Television was renamed Fuji Media Holdings in 2008.
Pony Canyon brought the Ultima series from Origin Systems and the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons series from Strategic Simulations to Nintendo's Family Computer. It also published titles including Hydlide, Penguin Land, Super Pitfall, Bubble Ghost, and Zanac, and its library was generally released in North America by FCI. Its last release was Virtual View: Nemoto Harumi for the PlayStation 2 in July 2003.
Pony Canyon is headquartered in Tokyo, with additional offices in Taiwan and South Korea. The company employs approximately 360 people and also owns the recording label Flight Master.
RED ON is a label Pony Canyon launched with TOBE on the 20th of December 2025. Its name stands for Resonance, Expression, and Destiny, and TOBE artist Hiromitsu Kitayama is its first signed artist.