is a Japanese pop and

enka is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern ''enka'', however, is a relatively recent musical form, which adopts a more traditional musical style in its vocalism than ''ryūkōka'' music, p ...

singer. He won a 1990

Japan Record Award is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST a ...

for enka.

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* 1949 births Living people Enka singers Japanese male pop singers Musicians from Osaka 20th-century Japanese male singers 20th-century Japanese singers {{Japan-musician-stub