AKB48, a popular Japanese group, has sold CDs containing tickets to its performances, encouraging fans to buy multiple copies.Credit...Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press TOKYO — Around the world, the music business has shifted toward downloads and streaming. But in Japan, the compact disc is still king. On a drizzly Sunday afternoon recently, Tower Records’ nine-level flagship store here was packed w
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