A photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art, called "American Irezumi" is coming to San Francisco's Main Library in October, featuring the work of San Jose tattoo artist Takahiro ...

The couple purchased the space at 66 Ashman Circle in September and have since transformed it into a welcoming and peacefully-themed studio. "It's not a very common vibe in the tattoo world ...

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By the late aughts, Visvim, Kapital, and Engineered Garments (an American brand owned by a Japanese company) were booming and being sold in stores around the world. That second wave rolled on for ...

Takagi’s love for the art and the culture of the Japanese tattoo shines through the novel – and it is no surprise that the trick behind the case of a mistaken identity revolves around the ...

The reason they are frowned upon is because tattoos are reportedly often associated with the Yakuza — a Japanese gang that covers their entire body with tattoos. The foreigner, who has a tattoo ...

Holding a 14-inch bamboo stick with 27 needles on the end, he's practising tebori, a traditional Japanese form of tattooing. He describes this art as "a very secretive world". Tattoos take ...

Among the topics discussed: tattoos. Japanese society has traditionally taken a dim view of tattoos, due to their long historical association with the yakuza, Japan’s organized crime syndicates.

"My bosses don't care that I have a tattoo," she said. Photos Free from stigma: Japanese tattoo artists exhibit work in Vancouver Nakagawa Antonovic said she feels more comfortable in Canada ...