Naoki Tachikawa, Richard Capenter, Moderator, Oct 15, 2008 : Legendary pop star Richard Capenter, 62, is back. The musician best known as one-half of '70s group The Carpenters spent his birthday in Japan today (Wed) where he is attempting to revive his career after years away from the spotlight. His career comeback - dubbed 'Richard Carpenter Strikes Back - includes the re-release of a Carpenters Christmas album, a tribute album featuring cover versions of Carpenters songs performed by artists from various countries and a book chronicling the duo's amazing career. Carpenter unveiled his plans for the first time at a luncheon for The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan accompanied by his daughter Mindy and producer Naoki Tachikawa (Photo by Takuya Matsunaga/AFLO) [1117].

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