The controversial history of Japanese tattooing, or irezumi, can be traced back to around 10,000 BC, in the Jomon period. The Japanese government banned tattoos in 1872, as while the practice had ...

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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 ...

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 ...

“Miss you man. I actually really liked you.” But a Japanese speaker clarifies to PEOPLE that her tattoo fix isn’t quite right, as from left to right it says “small charcoal grill” and ...

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.

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 ...