You could say karaoke really suits the character of Japanese people.

Most people would agree that their singing voice sounds best with the reverb of a bathroom. Jankara, the biggest karaoke chain in western Japan, clearly agrees with this opinion, as shown by their ...

The term is a combination of two Japanese words: "kara" (short for "karappo," meaning empty) and "oke" (short for "okestora," ...

Shigeichi Negishi, from Tokyo, Japan, automated singalong machines ... His Sparko Box invention led to an explosion of similar karaoke machines that were so popular professional singers got ...

which operates the Joysound karaoke chain based here, is ramping up efforts to broadcast live shows at its outlets across Japan ... with the company's karaoke machines, 300,000 high-resolution ...

including who built the first karaoke machine and when. Some credit Japanese entrepreneur Shigeichi Negishi and his 1967 Sparko Box, while others attribute the invention to Japanese businessman ...