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Shigeru Kajiwara is the pioneer Japanese Enka singer, who first created Japanese Enka songs translated into English, and charmingly and skilfully sings his English Enka songs himself! He is also a famous MC and multi-talented personality who appears on Asahi TV station programs and/or in various mass-media.
A couple of months ago he published a book called HOW TO SPEAK. This most interesting book written by him concerns the recent youngsters' ways of speaking Japanese, quite different from those of older generations.

This website was set up by one of his fans who love his Enka songs in English from the bottom of his heart.














On May 10th 2004 he appeared on TV Asahi program, " Tetsuko's Room", and he
was interviewed by another famous TV talent., Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. At the onset of
the program he sang one of his English Enka Songs , Northern Bar.
He introduced his latest book focused on Japanese youngsters' strange expressions;
titled HOW TO SPEAK. which is now very well sold, amounting to 80000 copies on the
Japanese book market.





















@What Is This Site About ?
@Analyzing the Charm of Shigeru Kajiwara

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iEnka Songs by Kajiwara excel others in his expert translations of song words and his fascinating ways of singing
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Analytic Solutions to Kajiwara's Enka songs in English i‚Pj
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Analytic Solutions to Kajiwara's Enka songs in English i‚Qj
@Why Are Shigeru Kajiwara's Songs Wonderful ?

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Why Are Kajiwara's Songs Wonderful in Every Way?  
@@@@(Pip talks about the wonderful characteristics of Kajiwara's Enka songs)


@Shigeru Kajiwara's Most Recent Book; HOW TO SPEAK:

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To the Point CRITICISM on the Expressions of Japanese youngsters' languageI
›Reasons why reports say " I Should Say! Again and Again › Is Kodawari( adherence) something very nice?
›Is "I have gooseflesh" an expression to show your pleasure? ›Is "yabai"(= in danger) a word to express your
@praise? ›Decisive methods to Succeed in Interview Exams.... If you read all these articles, you are sure to improve
@your ways of speaking Japanese!@
@Where to Order this book
@@‚`‚‚‚š‚‚Ž.com@@Kinokuniya Bookstore

@Links to: Enka Song-related sites throughout the world:

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@@@@Annoucement from Kajiwara Broadcasting Station/ Kajiwara Broadcasting Station/‚v‚d‚a Club/
@@@@^PROFILE of KAJIWARA SHIGERU/@^ Asking for your Information^Column/
@@@@ /Excerpts from Column "Challenge ! Kajiwara Publications" in "Weekly True Stories"=Shuukan Jitsuwa/
@@@@^Info Auction Part II Guests' Opinions/ Excerpts from Column in Tokyo Shinbun Newspaper/Excerpts
@@@@from Opinions in "Winds' Studio/
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