Why CDs are still big in Japan? metropolisjapan.com

In a country renowned for bizarre obsessions, there’s one that boggles most minds. No, it’s not Japan’s dedication to vending machines that dispense everything from canned coffee to panties or bizarre beauty products or strange cafes, but the country’s love for CDs. Two years ago, Forbes reported that CD purchases made up 85 percent of all music sales in Japan.