Nine months after the merger, Ishizaka stepped down from his position of CEO from Universal Japan, and became a non-executive chairman.

The album was a commercial success in Japan and in a rare feat, charted in the United States in 2017.

[12] In December of the same year, Universal Japan acquired Office Augusta [ja], a music management agency (founded in 1992), and made it a fully-owned subsidiary; as a result, the latter's "Augusta Records" label became an affiliated label of Universal Japan.

[13][14] In December 2017, Universal Japan announced they suspended the contract of Hilcrhyme member DJ Katsu following his arrest of possession of marijuana.

[15] In June 2018, Universal Japan announced an exclusive license agreement with Disney Music Group.

[16] In 2019, Universal Japan suspended the sales of Junnosuke Taguchi's discography and removed his releases from digital stores following his arrest of possession of marijuana.

In 2021, Yoshimoto Music signed a distribution deal with Universal Japan for future releases.

[22] In an interview, Fujikura discussed plans for creating new marketplaces in Japan and developing them overseas, particularly in the United States.

[26] In July 2023, Universal Japan announced a new imprint label under EMI, Holo-n, in partnership with Japanese virtual YouTuber agency Hololive Production.

[27] In January 2024, Universal Japan announced personnel changes for Virgin Music and Office Augusta.