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 ...

Japanese tattoos have long been a symbol of strength, beauty, and cultural richness. From intricate designs to profound ...

Many Japanese entities, such as demons, Onii, peacock flowers, etc., are excellent for tattoos. They come in hundreds of designs and colours, so you can't miss the perfect one.

However, when women’s tattoos become the opposite of “small, cute, ... But her left arm was becoming covered in Japanese-style work, with red flowers and black water wave bars in the background.

Hajichi, hand-poked markings worn by women, are part of traditional culture in the Ryukyu island chain of Japan that had all but disappeared. Now a tattoo artist is reviving the body art.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Morgan Garcia-Lamarca’s bare back elicits gasps and wide eyes from those who glimpse the 14-inch-long Japanese proverb inscribed down his spine. The four black, broad ...

While doing research for a trip to Japan, I learned tattoos were considered taboo. Since my husband and I both have tattoos, I worried it would make navigating some areas difficult. We never had ...

I loved him, so I got a tattoo. It didn't happen the way it sounds. I didn't get some tribute like his name in Old English font or "Us Forever" in Japanese characters. He wasn't even at the studio ...

Each knee costs just 4,000 Baht ($120 USD), however, unlike a regular tattoo, the ink will fade over time. TikTok/@tikkaau. Pale skin with pink undertones has long been the beauty standard in the ...

Photographs lift the lid on Japan's underground 1950s tattoo scene. Takagi Akimitsu, one of the most prolific and well-known crime novelists of 20th century Japan, was also a brilliant photographer.

Nearly 14,000 women have emigrated from Japan to Canada over the past two decades — making up 76 per cent of all Japanese immigrants during that period, census data shows — for reasons ...