Black is a color you won’t find on the walls of Ron Sugano’s tattoo parlor in the upmarket Meguro district of south-west Tokyo, where quaint geometric houses line quiet streets. Also absent are the ...

The practice of tattooing has long been associated with the yakuza and many places in Japan still bar people bearing the body art Walk into any public bath in Japan, and you are liable to see a sign ...

While plenty of tattooers struggle to find a solid unique style using a machine, some of the most advanced artists in the world are focused on tattooing techniques that predated modern coil and rotary ...

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 only at ...