FEATURE: China-born Japan singer's peace message resonates with local audience

When veteran Japanese singer Tokiko Kato passionately sang John Lennon's "Imagine" at a concert marking her "homecoming" in Harbin, northeastern China, in late August, it was met with thunderous applause from the more than thousand-strong audience.For Kato, who was born in Harbin in 1943, then part of Manchuria, her first performance in the city in 44 years was intended to convey her wish for peace to the audience, with this year marking 80 years since Japan's surrender in World War II.The event with a local symphony orchestra also included a chanson featured in the 1992 Japanese animation …READ FULL ARTICLE