"This is Mitsu san's art style, and whatever he thinks would ... as many here associate tattoos with the yakuza, Japan's mafia. But for some fans that warning proved more of an inspiration ...

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax caught up with a Manassas man who has become nationally famous ...

Tattoos have long been a taboo in the country, where they are associated with mafia-like criminal gangs known as yakuza who sport elaborate skin art. But officials now say that young Japanese have ...

It was for a high fee of course,” he says with a chuckle. H_art the Band’s Kenchez Muya, an ardent tattoo fanatic, says the etched designs on the body are an expression of self beauty and emotion.

Inspired by Japanese tattoo art, he moved to Japan in 1973, becoming the first Westerner to apprentice under master Horihide, in the city Gifu, and immersing himself in yakuza culture. Upon ...

Sword Art Online: Eternal World is a fanmade ... 2022 has provided no shortage of… Advertisement In Japan, tattoos and the yakuza often seem inseparable. Not every gangster has a tattoo and ...

One artist, Dahye Lee, also known as Dareum Tattoo, is a master of the art of the painterly brushstroke tattoo. Lee loves using this oil pastel style of tattoo because it’s so drastically ...

By Zoë Hopkins Once she was cast out of the United States. Today, her art and activism are front and center at an exhilarating Brooklyn Museum retrospective. By Siddhartha Mitter A planned ...

Please verify your email address. Yakuza's journey from Japan to the West had its ups and downs, with each game bringing something new to the table. The series boasts compelling drama, quirky ...

Although tattoos were used as art, authorities also tattooed criminals ... Tattoos became widely viewed as anti-social after several yakuza movies were produced starting in the 1960s.

Originally released as a PlayStation 2 game in 2005, Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan) spawned a lengthy and beloved video game series that follows the many conflicts and schemes of yakuza families ...