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TATTOOS

Comedian Satoru Saito poses at an exhibition themed around <i>yankii</i> (delinquents) held in Saitama Prefecture in February.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Apr 23, 2026
Hit reality show helps rev up Japan¡¯s delinquent youth subculture
A fighting spirit, loyalty to friends and straightforwardness are redeeming qualities often associated with Japan¡¯s 1980s delinquent subculture, along with outlandish fashion.
New research shows tattoo ink moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body responds to vaccines.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2025
Tattoo ink moves through body, killing immune cells and weakening vaccine response
New research shows tattoo ink moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body responds to vaccines.
Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 30, 2025
Japan is warming up to tattoos ¡ª just not permanent ones
Tokyo¡¯s tattoo artists say natural dyes and ¡®made-to-fade¡¯ inks are helping to push back on the long-held stigma against body art.
Six-year-old Pooja shows her indigenous face tattoos at the Jogi Colony in Umerkot, a Hindu-majority district of Pakistan.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 21, 2025
City girls snub traditional Hindu face tattoos in Pakistan
The practice stretches back centuries in the Hindu villages that dot Pakistan¡¯s southern border with India.
A barber gives a model a haircut during the World Barber Classic at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2025
Japan¡¯s World Barber Classic tries to bring back business
The event is part of a bid by Japan¡¯s struggling barber industry to attract young male clients lost in recent years to hair salons.
Pete Hegseth, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a Minnesota native, speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington in September 2009.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 16, 2024
How Trump¡¯s Pentagon pick Hegseth fell out of love with the U.S. military
Hegseth was flagged by a National Guard officer as a possible ¡°insider threat¡± for having tattoos that suggested potential links to rightwing extremism.
Rudy Garcia-Tolson (left) at the London Paralympics in September 2012. The American swimmer got a tattoo of the Olympic rings after first competing at the 2004 Athens Paralympics.
PARALYMPICS
Aug 25, 2024
Paralympics will drop ban on Olympic rings tattoos
Days before the start of the Paralympics, the IPC has suddenly, and without obvious explanation, reversed course on a rule that had banned tattoos of the Olympic rings.
At the Akan International Crane Center, just north of the city of Kushiro proper, visitors can see the majestic red-crowned crane ¡ª a symbol of Hokkaido.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society / Longform
Feb 17, 2024
Faces of the north: A Hokkaido town grapples with depopulation
Residents of Kushiro face an issue that more and more communities in Japan are having to deal with. The city may be young, but it¡¯s rich with tradition.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 30, 2023
The ¡®Two Faces¡¯ of Gold Bar¡¯s cocktails make for surprising sips
Minato Ward has no shortage of expensive cocktails, but Gold Bar mixes in as much style as the best of them.
Japan Times
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Feb 28, 2023
New generation revives Okinawa¡¯s once-banned Indigenous body art
The traditionally hand-poked markings were once common on women of the Ryukyu, who lived throughout the southern islands of what is now Japan.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 22, 2022
Tattoo artists in Argentina swamped by demand from fans eager to pay tribute to Lionel Messi
Tattoo artists has been hard at working inking the image of Lionel Messi on the bodies of fans since Argentina¡¯s triumph at the World Cup.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 30, 2022
Aroldis Chapman optimistic he¡¯ll be back after ¡®scary¡¯ infection
The Yankees had placed Chapman on the 15-day injured list on Saturday thanks to the infection, which set in after he had a portrait of his sister inked on his left calf the previous weekend.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2022
Tattoos, still illegal in South Korea, thrive underground
Tattoo artists, long treated as criminals for their work, say that it is time to end the stigma against their business.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 25, 2022
Discreetly, the young in Japan chip away at a taboo on tattoos
Exposed to body art on social media, more young Japanese are getting tattoos, even if that means hiding them at work.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 21, 2022
Will a presidential election mark the end of South Korea¡¯s tattoo taboos?
Almost all of the country¡¯s 50,000 tattoo artists are at the mercy of potential police raids and prosecution, facing huge fines as well as prison terms, in theory as much as life.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 15, 2021
In pictures: Ink of the 2020 Tokyo Olympians
The Olympic rings tattoo of Swedish pole vaulter Angelica Bengtsson | AFP-JIJIA tattoo on the arm of American volleyball player Matthew Anderson | AFP-JIJI
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / BIG IN 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Aug 14, 2021
Olympian tattoos fail to leave their mark on the Japanese press
After Tokyo was awarded the Olympics in 2013, many thought tattoos would be a major issue during the Games. In the end, they barely scratched the surface of public attention.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Oct 27, 2020
Japan ink: Growing tribe proudly defies tattoo taboo ¡ª and hopes for Olympic boost
Banned from spas, hot spring resorts, some beaches and many gyms and pools, enthusiasts hope the presence of tattooed foreign athletes at next year¡¯s Tokyo Games will help sweep away suspicion surrounding their ink.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2020
Tats not all, folks: Behind the Supreme Court¡¯s tattoo ruling
Supreme Court ruling in tattoo case can be seen as a rare example of Japan¡¯s courts second-guessing a regulator as to the interpretation of regulations.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Dec 21, 2019
Jomon revival: Interest in Japan¡¯s indigenous hunter-gathers grows
From his hilltop studio in the suburbs of Tokyo, Taku Oshima is reviving an ancient form of body art tradition he believes was practiced by the indigenous hunter-gatherers that inhabited Japan thousands of years ago.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse&#039;s brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo&#039;s Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan&#039;s relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces&#039; Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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