<p id=”par-1_66″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kanye-west/?swcfpc=1″>Kanye West</a> and his <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-allegedly-not-trust-bianca-censori-giving-marriage-best-shot-source-says.html/”>wife, Bianca Censori</a>, have spent the beginning of 2025 abroad. West has been staying in a hotel in Tokyo for months while <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kim-kardashian-clocking-kanye-west-including-dresses-bianca-censori-source-says.html/”>Kim Kardashian has stayed behind</a> in Los Angeles with their four kids. In late January 2025, West emerged back in LA for the first time in six months. And Censori didn’t appear to be with him. Here’s what to know.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kanye-west-appeared-in-los-angeles-in-january-2025-after-living-in-tokyo-for-months”>Kanye West appeared in Los Angeles in January 2025 after living in Tokyo for months</h2>
<p id=”par-2_71″>Kanye West appeared to evade the U.S. for the past several months. West’s friend, A$AP Nast, 34, posted photos with West on <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DFeoPwlx8Sq/?img_index=4″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. West then reposted the photos to his Instagram Stories. The pictures show West and A$AP Nast posing together in front of an American flag, with one photo showing West biting a necklace containing a diamond eagle with the word “diplomats” across it. </p>
<p id=”par-3_36″>“I guess the money should [have] changed him, guess [I] should [have] forgot where I came from,” A$AP Nast captioned the post. The quote is from West’s song “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” from his album,<em> Graduation</em>.</p>
<p id=”par-4_24″><a href=”https://www.tmz.com/2025/01/31/kanye-west-back-in-los-angeles-asap-rocky-house/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>TMZ</a> also reported that West crashed at A$AP Rocky’s place while in LA. A$AP Rocky is currently involved in a high-profile assault trial. </p>
<p id=”par-5_36″>Censori didn’t look to be with West while he visited his friends. Earlier in the week, both Censori and West were spotted at the Tokyo airport, prompting speculation that they both were headed out of Japan.</p>
<p id=”par-6_83″>So, if Censori isn’t with West, where is she? Censori made trips by herself to LA in the past. In November 2024, photos showed her on a solo outing to Disneyland in one of her signature risqué outfits. That same month, it was reported that the couple purchased a $35 million mansion in Beverly Hills in an attempt to save their marriage. Censori likely traveled back to the US with West and stayed at their mansion while he spent time with A$AP Nast.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kanye-west-was-allegedly-evading-the-us-due-to-the-multiple-lawsuits-against-him”>Kanye West was allegedly evading the US due to the ‘multiple lawsuits’ against him</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Kanye-West-Japan.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Kanye West walking in a white robe with Bianca Censori walking in a beige robe behind him through the Narita airport” class=”wp-image-3767569″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Bianca Censori and Kanye West are seen upon arrival at Narita International Airport on June 9, 2024 in Narita, Japan | Jun Sato/WireImage</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-7_66″>Kanye West’s visit back to the States might have to do with the lawsuits against him. His ex-assistant, Lauren Pisciotta, is pursuing a case against him for sexual harassment. And Ye’s former Director of Intelligence also sued the rapper for unpaid wages. A source told <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14260031/Kanye-West-Diddy-sean-combs-lawsuits.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>DailyMail.com</a> that West would’ve loved to see his children, but his legal battles kept him out of the country for months.</p>
<p id=”par-8_51″>“<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-terrified-diddy-allegations-source-says.html/”>Kanye’s reasoning for not being [in America]</a> has nothing to do with his children and has everything to do with the multiple lawsuits that he is facing in the States,” the sources told the publication. “… [West] maintains his innocence, but this is what he’s keeping out of the country for.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_30″>In mid-January 2025, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-seen-with-kids-in-tokyo-amid-reports-kim-kardashian-will-plan-legal-battle-over-his-permanent-move.html/”>West’s kids were spotted with him in Tokyo</a>. It was reported that they spent time abroad while Kim Kardashian dealt with the wildfire evacuation in LA. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-does-bianca-censori-want-to-stay-in-japan”>Does Bianca Censori want to stay in Japan?</h2>
<p id=”par-10_74″>Bianca Censori seems to love to spend time in Tokyo with Kanye West. However, some sources claim she wants to call LA her full-time home. In December 2024, a source told <a href=”https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/bianca-censori-wants-more-stable-life-with-kanye-west-amid-issues/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>In Touch Weekly</a> that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-scrambling-fix-marriage-bianca-censori-lonely-japan-life-insider-reveals.html/”>Censori was “pushing for a more stable</a> and settled life. The moving around and the constant changing of plans is driving her up the wall, and she finally put her foot down and demanded they get a home base.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_38″>The source explained how Censori hopes to stay in LA with West moving forward. “She loves it there and has a huge network of friends there; being halfway around the world was very lonely for her,” they continued.</p>
<p id=”par-12_58″>However, another source told <a href=”https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/kanye-west-has-things-easier-in-japan-avoids-being-harassed-excl/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>In Touch Weekly</a> that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-sees-nothing-wrong-permanent-japan-move-believes-good-kids-source-says.html/”>West hopes to move to Japan full-time</a>. “He’s still able to see his kids, and he loves being able to expose them to a different way of life outside their bubble of LA, so he sees nothing wrong with making his permanent home so far away,” the second insider alleged.</p>
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