After graduating from Chicago's Northeastern Illinois University, Rika Muranaka returned to Japan and was offered a deal with Columbia Records, a major record company in Japan, in 1992, which resulted in the release of 4 albums.
ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊz nˈɔːɹθiːstɚn ˌɪlənˈɔɪ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ɹˈiːkə mjˌʊɹɹɐnˈɑːkɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə dʒəpˈæn ænd wʌz ˈɔfɚd ɐ dˈiːl wɪð kəlˈʌmbiə ɹˈɛkɚdz, ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹˈɛkɚd kˈʌmpəni ɪn dʒəpˈæn, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, wˌɪtʃ ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌv fˈoːɹ ˈælbəmz.