CBS News: San Jose artist uses tattoos to celebrate his Japanese culture
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 ...
CNN: Fading ink: Japan’s ‘hand-carved’ tattoo masters fight to keep their art alive
Fading ink: Japan’s ‘hand-carved’ tattoo masters fight to keep their art alive
Japan's tattoo artists have existed in a legal gray area since 2001, when the country's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare decreed that any action that involves putting "pigment on a needle tip ...
The Conversation: Behind the Japanese court ruling that tattoo artists need to be qualified doctors
Behind the Japanese court ruling that tattoo artists need to be qualified doctors
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 ...
The Washington Post: In Okinawa, a push to revive a lost tattoo art for women, by women
NAHA, Japan — Hana Morita was scrolling through Pinterest when she came across hajichi, a minimalistic tattoo worn by Okinawan women on their fingers and hands. Once common on the subtropical islands ...
In Okinawa, a push to revive a lost tattoo art for women, by women
Forbes: See How The First Great Tattoo Fad Transformed A Mark Of Criminality Into A Modern Art Form
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. According to legend, the tattoo was elevated to an art form ...