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::''“I’m not an inventor,” says the 65-year-old in his small [[Osaka]] office, where the first version of the karaoke machine sits in a corner. “I simply put things that already exist together, which is completely different. I took a car stereo, a coin box and a small amp to make the karaoke. Who would even consider patenting something like that?”'' (The Independent)

::''“I’m not an inventor,” says the 65-year-old in his small [[Osaka]] office, where the first version of the karaoke machine sits in a corner. “I simply put things that already exist together, which is completely different. I took a car stereo, a coin box and a small amp to make the karaoke. Who would even consider patenting something like that?”'' (The Independent)

In 2004 [[Harvard]] University awarded him the [[Ig Nobel Prize]] “for inventing karaoke”. He celebrated by calling himself, “''the last samurai''”.  

In 1999 Time Magazine called him one of the 20th Century's most influential [[Asia]]ns. In 2004 [[Harvard]] University awarded him the [[Ig Nobel Prize]] “for inventing karaoke”. He celebrated by calling himself, “''the last samurai''”.  

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://www.lvhrd.org/index.php/2007/05/02/the-empty-orchestra-draws-a-crowd/ The empty orchestra draws a crowd]

*[http://www.lvhrd.org/index.php/2007/05/02/the-empty-orchestra-draws-a-crowd/ The empty orchestra draws a crowd]

*[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/13/1041990224535.html Japanese inventor loses patent to songbox]

*[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/13/1041990224535.html Japanese inventor loses patent to songbox]