Abductee Soga elated to meet idol Mori, husband

Abductee Soga elated to meet idol Mori, husband

TOKYO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (C), one of the Japanese abducted to North Korea and now back in Japan, is flanked by singer Masako Mori (L) and her singer husband Shinichi Mori (R) during a photo session at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 28. Masako, Soga's favorite singer, and her husband met Soga to express their support. (Pool photo)

Japanese singer and wife surprise retirees in L.A.

Japanese singer and wife surprise retirees in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Popular Japanese singer Shinichi Mori (L) and his wife, Masako, entertain about 300 Japanese-American senior citizens during two surprise performances In Los Angeles on July 31. Mori, whose career has spanned 35 years, sang his trademark rendition of ''Ofukurosan'' (My Mother) for residents of the Keiro Services nursing home and retirement center.

Abductee Soga elated to meet idol Mori, husband

Abductee Soga elated to meet idol Mori, husband

TOKYO, Japan - Hitomi Soga (C), one of the Japanese abducted to North Korea and now back in Japan, is flanked by singer Masako Mori (L) and her singer husband Shinichi Mori (R) during a photo session at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 28. Masako, Soga's favorite singer, and her husband met Soga to express their support. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Rating of NHK's "Kohaku" music show drops to record low

Rating of NHK's "Kohaku" music show drops to record low

Shinichi Mori sings his 1971 hit song "Ofukuro-san" during NHK's "Kohaku" song festival, an annual live program on New Year's Eve, at Tokyo's NHK Hall on Dec. 31, 2015. The viewership rating for the program was just 39.2%, the lowest in the extravaganza's 65-year history, according to Video Research Ltd., a TV audience ratings research company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese singer and wife surprise retirees in L.A.

Japanese singer and wife surprise retirees in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Popular Japanese singer Shinichi Mori (L) and his wife, Masako, entertain about 300 Japanese-American senior citizens during two surprise performances In Los Angeles on July 31. Mori, whose career has spanned 35 years, sang his trademark rendition of ''Ofukurosan'' (My Mother) for residents of the Keiro Services nursing home and retirement center.