Sukiyaki

It was the only Japanese-language song to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart here, where it was known by the title "Sukiyaki," in 1963.

NYT > Home Page By HARVEY DICKSON 2011

Sukiyaki is a difficult dish to serve in a traditional restaurant, in his view, because diners need so many directions, essentially a server’s undivided attention, when cooking the food themselves.

Sukiyaki at Kappo 2009

I knew the tune well--"Ue wo Muite Arukou" aka Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto, a 1960s hit about holding one's chin up.

CNET News.com 2011

The visitors were surprised to find that some of our people spoke fluent Japanese and even more surprised when one of our Air Force officers took the microphone on the bus they were travelling in and announced an impromptu Karaoke session, tackling Japanese - favourites such as the 'Sukiyaki' song.

Australia-Japan: A Global Partnership 2006

I don't know how many versions of 'They call the wind Mariah', 'Sukiyaki', 'Cry me a River', 'Cinema Paradiso', and not a few others.

iPod's guilty little pleasures 2004

"Shina No Yoru (China Nights)": Kyu Sakamoto's follow-up to "Sukiyaki," listed first only because they are alphabetical, is all in Japanese.

JSOnline.com 2010

"Shina No Yoru (China Nights)": Kyu Sakamoto's follow-up to "Sukiyaki," listed first only because they are alphabetical, is all in Japanese.

JSOnline.com 2010

"Sukiyaki": Recorded in Japan, in Japanese, by Kyu Sakamoto, and a No. 1 hit on three continents.

JSOnline.com 2010

They picked "Sukiyaki" for its familiarity factor.

JSOnline.com 2010

"Sukiyaki": Recorded in Japan, in Japanese, by Kyu Sakamoto, and a No. 1 hit on three continents.

JSOnline.com 2010