Only sing when you're winning? May says she has never done karaoke

Karaoke originated in Japan in the 1970s.It is not likely to be seen as a diplomatic incident, but Theresa May has committed a minor faux pas on her trade-based charm offensive in Japan by admitting that she does not like karaoke.The typically alcohol-fuelled activity, in which participants enthusiastically belt out words projected on to a screen to a recorded backing track, originated in Japan in the 1970s and has since spread across the world.