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Songs with English-language lyrics originating in Japan. Pages in category "English-language Japanese songs" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
He was born Chogoro Yamamoto, but changed his name when he was adopted, a common Japanese practice. [17] His life and exploits were featured in sixteen films between 1911 and 1940. The roots of the yakuza survive today in initiation ceremonies , which incorporate tekiya or bakuto rituals .
893239 or Yakuza-Nijūsan-Ku (ヤクザ23区) [a] is the project name for a collection of short films based on Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) and 23 ku (区, special wards) in Tokyo, Japan. Each clip is about 5–18 minutes long and is shot by a different director with his own crew from various backgrounds.
Sōkaiya (総会屋) (sometimes also translated as "corporate bouncers", "meeting-men", or "corporate blackmailers") are specialized racketeers unique to Japan, and often associated with the yakuza, who extort money from or blackmail companies by threatening to publicly humiliate companies and their management, usually in their annual meeting (総会, sōkai).
Takashi Sorimachi in 2019 "Poison: Iitai Koto mo Ienai Konna Yo no Naka wa" is a Japanese rock and pop song that lasts for 4 minutes and 5 seconds, [1] [2] composed in E major with an allegro tempo of 138 beats per minute, according to sheet music from Doremi Music Publishing. [3]
"Ue o Muite Arukō" (Japanese: 上を向いて歩こう, "I Look Up as I Walk"), alternatively titled "Sukiyaki", is a song by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto, first released in Japan in 1961. The song topped the charts in a number of countries, including the U.S. Billb
Tadamasa Goto (後藤 忠政, Gotō Tadamasa, born September 16, 1943) [1] is a retired yakuza.He was the founding head of the Goto-gumi, a Fujinomiya-based affiliate of Japan's largest yakuza syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi. [2]
"Toilet no Kamisama" (トイレの神様, Toire no Kamisama, "The Goddess in the Toilet") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kana Uemura, recounting her thoughts about her late grandmother. [3] It was the leading track from her extended play Watashi no Kakera-tachi , released on March 10, 2010.