Negishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967. Karaoke inventor Shigeichi Negishi dies at 100 ...
Earlier this year, a Japanese man by the name of Shigeichi Negishi passed away, aged 100, but his legacy lives on, thanks to his invention – the world's first karaoke machine. His coin-operated Sparko ...
LAS VEGAS, NV., Jan. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pepcom Digital Experience on January 08, 2018! The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (OTCQX: SMDM) – the North American leader in consumer karaoke ...
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Who Created Karaoke?

Despite what you may have heard, karaoke isn’t Japanese for “tone deaf.” The word is a portmanteau of the Japanese kara, or ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Love to sing? A Japanese toy maker will soon sell a portable, personal karaoke machine so you can belt out your favorite tunes anywhere, and without having to wait for the microphone ...