Tattoo artist Remy painstakingly injects tiny dots of pigment into Koki Hatanaka's bald scalp to mimic hair follicles, performing a grey-zone cosmetic procedure increasingly in the crosshairs of ...

At a small, clinically-lit studio in Tokyo’s Roppongi district, fearsome warriors and mythical creatures glare out from paper drawings lining the perimeter of the space. The tattooist here, who asked ...

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, commonly ...

It’s a question that’s crossed the mind of every inked-up person wanting to travel to one of the famous hot spring facilities in Japan. To help travelers navigate the country’s tricky policies on skin ...

OSAKA - Walk into any public bath in Japan and you're liable to see a sign banning any visible tattoos. Even as Japan opens up to more international tourists and residents, body art remains taboo, not ...

For the first time in history, the Japanese Supreme Court has acknowledged tattooing as an art rather than a medical procedure. This win for the tattoo community came after an appeal was turned down ...

Last fall, the Osaka High Court ruled that tattooer Taiki Masuda broke the law by tattooing without a medical license. Today, the court issued a ruling on his appeal ...

Presented by Komiyama and Sabukaru, ‘The Japanese Tattoo’ explores the history and living culture of wabori through photography, archival materials and traditional works. The exhibition centres on ...