Naoki Tachikawa, Richard Capenter, Oct 15, 2008 : Legendary pop star Richard Capenter, 62, is back. The Carpenters spent his birthday in Japan today (Wed) where he is attempting to revive his career after years away from the spotlight. - 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].