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KYARY PAMYU PAMYU

CULTURE / Music
Nov 19, 2021
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: The reluctant icon?
For the better part of a 10-year career, the performer¡¯s aesthetic defined Japan¡¯s pop culture. Her latest album, ¡°Candy Racer,¡± marks a fresh start.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
May 16, 2021
Kawaii, but make it subversive: Japan¡¯s latest fashion is more than its frills
The country¡¯s over-20s are embracing cute clothing in a subversive push against adulthood.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 25, 2020
As COVID-19 cripples live music, hopeful promoters look ahead
This year¡¯s edition of the Japan Nite event at the South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) was going to be special. It would have marked the event¡¯s 25th anniversary of showcasing Japanese artists to fans in Austin, Texas, with a North American tour to follow.
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jan 24, 2020
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Hatsune Miku help Coachella¡¯s Japan contingent to grow
The California festival adds two Japanese pop heavyweights to its lineup, following a successful appearance by Perfume there last year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / 2010S: DECADE IN REVIEW
Dec 29, 2019
Looking back at the most influential Japanese songs of the 2010s
Given how Japanese music takes time to receive widespread recognition, what gems would the kids of the 2040s unearth from the decade that just passed?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 4, 2019
The life of a professional Japanese doppelganger
With his single sequined glove, sparkly jacket and sharp moonwalk dance moves, the man on stage could be no one else. Or could he?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 15, 2018
The queen of kawaii: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu reflects on her reign
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu¡¯s trip to the Museum of Death in Hollywood proved to be a 2018 highlight for the 25-year-old J-pop star.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 31, 2016
Kyary ride does its part for ¡®Cool Japan¡¯
¡°Cool Japan Heats Up¡± declares a sign welcoming visitors to an area of Universal Studios Japan (USJ) devoted to the country¡¯s hottest pop culture exports.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 10, 2015
Review: Moshi Moshi Nippon Festival at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
The rainy weather last Sunday didn¡¯t stop throngs of concertgoers from attending the Moshi Moshi Nippon Festival, a three-day concert produced by talent agency Asobisystem that focuses on pop music and Japanese culture. And like last year, non-Japanese music fans were allowed into the event for free...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Nov 7, 2015
From Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to Emoda, Japanese fashion aims to be accessible
Emoda¡¯s student style
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2015
Zedd pleases, D¡¯Angelo scores at this year¡¯s Summer Sonic
An important moment in the life of any music fan comes when they go to a festival they¡¯ve been attending for several years and think ¡ª ¡°Man, am I old?¡±
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 25, 2014
¡®Kawaii¡¯ gets a landmark
While Japanese cool hunters might lament the lack of pop cultural exports in recent years ¡ª all the more conspicuous when compared to K-Pop¡¯s successful forays westward ¡ª kawaii (cute) culture has quietly permeated into global consciousness with all the effortless grace of singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Dec 23, 2014
Who was music being made for in 2014?
When looking back on the year in music, the big question music fans should be asking themselves is, ¡°Who was music being made for in 2014?¡± Looking at the broader picture, we can find the answers writ large across the Japanese music scene.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 7, 2014
Review: Moshi Moshi Nippon at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Offering non-Japanese people free entry to Moshi Moshi Nippon was a risky move on the part of Asobisystem, but it seemed to have paid off.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Jul 11, 2014
Summer¡¯s here ¡ª yukata, sales and back-to-school satchels
Mintdesigns¡¯ refreshing yukata
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 13, 2014
Forget Cool Japan ¡ª cute is this summer¡¯s hot global export
Summer is always high season for fans of Japanese pop culture. School¡¯s out, weather¡¯s amenable and festivals, conventions and expos shift into top gear in Japan and across the globe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Mar 13, 2014
Sebastian Masuda¡¯s mission to take Harajuku art global
New York is not a city one automatically associates with the Japanese concept of kawaii ¡ª lovably, irresistibly, dependably cute. But if Sebastian Masuda, the so-called ¡°king of kawaii,¡± has his way, the mean streets of ¡°Goodfellas¡± may one day emanate a candy-colored glow.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Mar 12, 2014
Bump of Chicken x Hatsune Miku, plus two other ¡®must-see¡¯ J-pop music videos
Besides news of a Bump of Chicken and Hatsune Miku collaboration, check out the latest from Babymetal and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 11, 2014
NYC fans of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu share ¡®zest for life¡¯
Two hours before the doors even opened, the line outside New York¡¯s Best Buy Theater snaked around several streets in the middle of Times Square. Fans lined up early for pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu¡¯s second-ever New York concert, the finale to her recent North American tour.
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Dec 24, 2013
Familiar obstacles stymie change in domestic music industry
While the Japanese music industry ended last year on a promise of change, 2013 has highlighted a few of the ingrained practices that are going to be a little bit more difficult to dislodge.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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