Universal Music LLC (headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hisao Fujikura; hereafter "Universal Music") has launched "EVERYTHING JAZZ Store" (EJ Store), an online store dedicated exclusively to jazz. The store will exclusively sell in Japan the apparel collection themed around soccer, "Blue Note FC." Universal Music, which distributes music from legendary jazz labels such as Blue Note, Verve, Impulse!, Decca, and ECM, has launched the "EVERYTHING JAZZ Store" (EJ Store) as a new platform to further expand the reach of jazz. Since launching the jazz-specialized website "Everything Jazz" Japan edition (everythingjazz.jp) two years ago, the company has been sharing the appeal of jazz through exclusive artist interviews and journalist reviews available only on the site. To provide more people—from longtime jazz fans to new listeners—opportunities to discover jazz, the company has now launched this new online store. To mark the store's opening, Universal Music has begun selling "Blue Note FC," an apparel collection inspired by soccer, symbolizing a tribute from the pinnacle of jazz to the beautiful sport. This collection comes from Blue Note Records, the legendary jazz label founded in 1939 that continues to lead the way in cutting-edge music. The collection features soccer jerseys, track jackets, track pants, and club scarves, all designed with the label's signature blue as a central motif. The collection will be available exclusively at the EJ Store in Japan. In addition to "Blue Note FC," the EJ Store offers a wide range of limited-edition items and products with exclusive bonuses. Featured exclusive items include a special bundle of the highly anticipated new album by folk-rock group Min'yo Crusaders, "Love from Min'yo," including a custom furoshiki cloth; the long-awaited reissue on cassette tape after 40 years of John Coltrane's iconic album "A Love Supreme"; and the 7-LP box set "The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings," featuring the complete l