Fifty years ago today, the No. 1 song in America was an import from Japan: a song about young love called "Sukiyaki," sung by Kyu Sakomoto. Ian Condry, who teaches Japanese culture at MIT, says ...

This programme looks at a piece of music with a powerful emotional impact. In the 1960s, a song sung entirely in Japanese became a huge hit around the world. Originally released in Japan with the ...

A total of 71 celebrities, including Akiko Wada, Masahiko Kondo and Yuko Takeuchi, gathered to perform versions of Kyu Sakamoto’s Ue wo muite arukou (Sukiyaki song) and Miagete goran yoruno hoshi wo.