The Japanese pop/folk singer Takako Okamura was born in Okazaki in 1962 and
began her career in the music business at the age of 20 with her then music
partner Haruko Kato. They formed the duo Aming but it was to be a short-lived
project which lasted just two years, but during that time the duo had a hit
single with 'Matsu-wa' which they released in 1982. The exposure provided by
Aming's hit provided the springboard for Takako's solo career and during the
next two decades she became one of Japan's most popular singers with over 15
albums and 30 singles to her credit. In 2007, she...