Although tattoos have increasingly been used as fashion statements, especially in overseas countries, they are still associated with yakuza gangsters and other “anti-social elements” in Japan.

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These astonishing photographs give an unprecedented glimpse inside the world of the Yakuza, the Japanese organised crime syndicates, known for their brutality, tattoos and strict code of honour ...

Japan's defence force is rethinking a ban on tattoos as it tries to increase recruitment from a rapidly shrinking population. Tattoos have long been a taboo in the country, where they are ...

If you're in the market for a new traditional Japanese tattoo, look no further than Dallas' own Carl Hallowell. For decades, Hallowell, who works under the honorific title "Horisho," has perfected ...

My husband and I never worried about what people would think about our tattoos until we started planning a trip to Japan. I thought our tattoos would be a big deal, but they weren't. We discovered ...

An official at a Hanoi-based organization that dispatches technical interns to Japan said there has been a noticeable increase among Vietnamese people getting their tattoos removed since Japan ...

Tattoos have long been taboo in Japan, where they are associated with yakuza organised crime gangs. Officials have acknowledged that many people who have tattoos are not gangsters and the ban was ...