As with most Japanese tattoo artists, Horiyoshi's designs are variations of iridescent "koi" carp, dragons, tigers, snakes, peony flowers and maple leaves. Others are inspired by Buddhist deities ...

Japanese tattooist Horiyoshii III tattoos a flower on the back of a woman. Horiyoshii III is a tattoo artist renowned for his full body designs, which can take many sessions over many years to ...

Some commentators have predicted that Japan's conservative attitude to tattoos could soften with the arrival of thousands of inked foreigners for the Rugby World Cup and Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Japan is inching closer to breaking a long-standing taboo to allow men and women with tattoos to serve in the Self-Defence Forces (SDF), underlining once again the crisis in personnel levels that ...

Japanese society has traditionally taken a dim view of tattoos, due to their long historical association with the yakuza, Japan’s organized crime syndicates. However, Liberal Democratic Party member ...

Slain 'Woman with the Flower Tattoo' ID'd 31 Years Later After Relative Recognizes Body Art. Rita Roberts was found dead in Belgium, just months after she moved to the country. By.

SAPPORO -- Could browsing through tattoo coloring books while serving time "instill admiration for antisocial groups"? That is the question being raised as the Sapporo Bar Association announced ...

Hajichi, hand-poked markings worn by women, are part of traditional culture in the Ryukyu island chain of Japan that had all but disappeared. Now a tattoo artist is reviving the body art.