Akiko Yano 矢野 顕子 Yano Akiko born Akiko Suzuki 鈴木 顕子 Suzuki Akiko February 13 1955 is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid1970s She has been called one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world and her vocals and singing style have been compared to English singer Kate Bush