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Japanese freehand tattoo artist’s work ranges from bloody & erotic to...
Talented freehand tattoo artist combines the unconventional with the traditional. Gakkin is a Japanese tattoo artist operating out of Harizanmai tattoo studio in Kyoto. He works freehand, mostly doing...
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Got tattoos, but still want to experience a Japanese hot spring? It’s no...
At this enlightened facility, the management would rather people gaze at Mt. Fuji than worry about their fellow bathers’ body art. As a deeply relaxing touchstone of traditional Japanese culture,...
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Tattooed Japanese woman suing nursing school after being suspended because of...
Attorney for single mother says she can’t afford to pay to have her tattoos removed. While Japanese-style tattoos are appreciated by body art fans around the world, the practice of tattooing itself...
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Model for fashion brand Zara shows off anime tattoos along with stylish tops
Two of the biggest stars of Japanese animation make unexpected appearances in photo shoots. Although the practice of tattooing has a long history in Japan, many of the connotations associated with...
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Japanese requirement for tattoo artists to have medical licenses may be nail...
Osaka district court ruling says tattooing isn’t art, it’s a medical procedure. A legal appeal by Osaka-based tattoo artist Taiki Masuda, who was originally fined 300,000 yen (US$2,663) for operating...
View ArticlePopular Japanese celebrity tattoos his family’s names on his arms, gets...
The overwhelming wave of criticism left model and singer Ryuchell shocked and hurt enough to make a response post. Ryuchell, a Japanese celebrity, model, and singer, has been making waves in the...
View ArticlePokémon Eevee becomes part of Ariana Grande’s body thanks to her new Pocket...
Tattoo artist shows off famous client’s newest anime-inspired ink. Eevee has been showing up outside the confines of anime and video games a lot recently. First the eminently evolvable Pokémon visited...
View ArticleAriana Grande’s kanji tattoo fail: new ink reads “Japanese BBQ grill” instead...
The American popstar says there’s a story behind her embarrassing tattoo mistake. Earlier this month, Ariana Grande’s love of tattoos made news when it was revealed she’d gotten Pokemon’s Eevee inked...
View ArticleAriana Grande “fixes” her 7 Rings Japanese kanji tattoo, but it still says...
Throwing another kanji character into the mix doesn’t exactly fix the mistake. American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande is currently at the top of the music charts in a number of different countries...
View ArticleAriana Grande’s “7 Rings” Japanese tattoo fail spawns hilarious parody...
Her kanji tattoo doesn’t make sense in any language, but the humour is universal. Arianna Grande has been making headlines around the world lately, but not for her chart-topping hit “7 Rings”. Instead,...
View ArticleAriana Grande stops learning Japanese following backlash over her “7 Rings”...
People in Japan now fear Grande hates their country and their language. American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande got herself a new tattoo recently, and while it was meant to read “七つの指輪” (“7 Rings”),...
View ArticleJapanese senior citizen beats up adult son after he finds out he got tattoos
Skips spanking, instead goes with punching after body art discovery. Right now, Japan is in the middle of the Obon summer holiday season. Obon is said to be a time when the spirits of your ancestors...
View ArticleJapanese Twitter in roaring dispute over father who refuses to meet...
“This is the regret that comes from getting tattooed,” says the father. Personally, I think tattoos look really cool. Even the ones that go horribly wrong are a great story in and of themselves, and...
View ArticleJapanese lawyer comments on legality of tattoo ban at hot springs, netizens...
Are tattoo bans at onsen a relic of the past or part of Japanese culture? Japan’s history with tattoos is quite different than many other countries. Criminals used to be punished with tattoos, and...
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Boxer Kazuto Ioka in trouble for showing tattoos during match, flips off...
Ioka and friends declare: “Tattoo culture is best.” In Japan there are lots of traditional television programming during the New Year holidays. The song contest Kohaku is the most prominent but many...
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U.S. college student learns the hard way to get your Japanese kanji tattoo...
Innocent idea doesn’t go anywhere close to how she expected. When choosing a design for a tattoo, most people want something that’s not just cool or beautiful, but meaningful as well. And since you’re...
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Tokyo hot spring allows guests with tattoos to bathe… with some very odd...
Progress! …kind of? People with tattoos not being allowed to bathe inside of Japanese onsen (hot springs) is a well known and controversial issue. On the one hand people want to feel comfortable while...
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Solaniwa Onsen: Kansai’s largest hot spring theme park is also one of its...
Finally, a super hot spring facility that accepts people with tattoos…on one condition. If you’ve been reading our site for a while, you may have noticed that our Japanese-language reporter Go Hatori...
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Japanese Self-Defense Force mulls removing its ban on tattoos
Former SDF member doesn’t want ink to be a barrier to enlistment. On Tuesday, a meeting was held by Japan’s House of Councilors Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense. Among the topics discussed:...
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Japanese government encouraging hot springs to ease tattoo restrictions
Change could lead to a significant increase in foreign visitors, proponents argue. Over time, international travelers’ willingness to experience certain parts of local culture can change remarkably....
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