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I've been immersed in manga since I was a kid. I grew up with this culture.

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It's true that I pick up many ideas from different Japanese things.

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I'm always very interested in breeding. Raising cacti is breeding. My lotus plant collection is breeding. The insects are breeding.

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My mum and dad were a little like tiger parents. I hate that, but at the same time, I am a little bit proud.

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Our family was poor, but my parents gave us money for education.

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If I have a certain opinion, I try to incorporate that into my work.

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In the West, it's just a given that art exists in this high-class place. But in Japan, there's no high class. The minute you come out, you're low class.

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My company, Kaikai Kiki, is unique because it's an art business. I had to find out how to do this by myself.

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I don't always enjoy curating, but I do believe it's part of my job. It's a good exercise for my brain, like warming up. Just focusing on my work would be so depressing! For me, curating is necessary - it's like physical training.

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As a young artist in New York, I thought about postwar Japan - the consumer culture and the loose, deboned feeling prevalent in the character and animation culture. Mixing all those up in order to portray Japanese culture and society was my work.

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Biography

Nationality: Japanese

Type: Artist

Born: February 1st, 1962

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