Meet CHAI, the band putting punk into kawaii

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I’m waiting to meet CHAI at Los Angeles’ Japanese Village Plaza – a surreal, Little Tokyo mini-mall where pastel-laden signage and Sanrio-branded plush toys reign supreme – when it occurs to me that my suggestion for a meeting spot might seem strange to a rock band hailing from Nagoya. But when the band – drummer Yuna, vocalist Mana and guitarist Kana (bassist Yuki was feeling unwell) – turn up, pastel windbreakers zipped up and cross-body bags askew, I can see that…