Are you looking for some unique traditional Japanese tattoo design ideas with deep meaning? This article features a fantastic ...

Could browsing through tattoo coloring books while serving time "instill admiration for antisocial groups"? That is the ...

While body art is widely accepted in many countries, tattoos are considered taboo in Japan, especially in public places like ...

The Japanese government banned tattoos in 1872, as while the practice had risen as an art form, tattooed marks were still used as a punishment. The ban wasn't lifted until 1948, but the practice ...

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 ...

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.

It's long been an unspoken rule among Japanese spa operators that customers with tattoos were not allowed into hot springs -- onsens. In Japan, tattoos are associated with the Japanese mafia ...

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 ...