Shigeichi Negishi, the inventor of karaoke, dies at 100. Negishi's death occurred last January but the economic newspaper The Wall Street Journal recently dedicated a long obituary to the man who introduced a new form of leisure to the world.
"He was very proud to see his idea evolve into a culture of fun through songs around the world," said his daughter, Atsumi Takano, who highlighted that his father was happy to know that his idea had made so many people happy.