Every country has a ‘national singer’ representing it. When American singer Whitney Houston passed away in 2012, the columnist of the Chosun Ilbo’s mini-column ‘Manpulsang’ recalled France’s Édith ...

In front of Nakanobu Station, served by the Toei Asakusa Line and the Tokyu Oimachi Line. When you step above ground, at a ...

HAMAMATSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yamaha Corporation announces that it has succeeded in reproducing the singing of the late Hibari Misora, a legendary Japanese vocalist, using its own VOCALOID:AI ...

A Buddhist ceremony commemorating the death of one of Japan's most beloved entertainers, Hibari Misora, was held in Tokyo this week at the Imperial Hotel, where she performed her final dinner show.

Die-hard fans of the late Hibari Misora -- the greatest enka diva ever -- may want to book passage on the “Queen Hibari Misora cruise,” a unique, if somewhat morbid, maritime event being held June 12 ...

A concert to raise funds for victims of the March 11 disaster, titled “Don’t Worry Japan! Songs of love and care from the sky,” will be held at Tokyo Dome on Nov 11. The concert will also commemorate ...

Hibari Misora (美空 ひばり, Misora Hibari, born Kazue Katō (加藤 和枝, Katō Kazue) May 29, 1937 – June 24, 1989) was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her ...

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