The Japanese tech industry has an enshrined position in the hearts and minds of people worldwide, and its track record of unexpected tech is a big part of why.
Shigeichi Negishi, the Japanese engineer who gifted the world one of its greatest inventions - the karaoke machine - has died, The Wall Street Journal reports. He was 100. While Negishi's death is ...
and in 1967 the world had its first karaoke machine. Negishi invented the Sparko Box, which led to other companies creating different types of machine. Matt Alt, author of the book 'How Japan Made ...
You could say karaoke really suits the character of Japanese people.