In its heyday, booking a room at the Parao Karaoke Club in Koreatown was tougher than hitting the right note for “My Way.” But these days fewer people are coming to bellow their way through Frank ...

Before I moved to rural Japan in 2002, my sole karaoke experience had left me with no desire for an encore. A friend had dragged me to a half-empty bar and forced me to sing "I Love Rock 'n Roll" in ...

Stepping to the front of the stage before a large crowd, the young woman introduced herself simply as “Boo.” Dressed in a colorful bomber jacket, jeans and glasses, Boo is short with a soft, ...