It's because of the association between tattoos and a mafia-like group called the yakuza - which has operated in Japan for hundreds of years. "Some people see them as a necessary evil and other ...

Tattoos, rituals, and a brutal code—this isn’t just organized crime. The Yakuza blend tradition and violence in a way no other syndicate does.

has a back full of yakuza-style ink. But it's not only Japanese gangsters who tattoo themselves. Sometimes it's voice actors. "Irezumi" (literally, "insert ink") is the traditional Japanese form ...

A Hot-Fix Is On The Way For MindsEye's Frustrating CPR Mini-Game The easiest explanation, of course, is that Japanese gangsters (the yakuza) traditionally mark their bodies with tattoos.

For folks who missed the Yakuza series’ initial foray into the gaming scene more than a decade ago, this year certainly has been a great time to introduce themselves to Sega’s gritty drama ...

In 2017, I published a book on yakuza tattoos, the work was based on fieldwork in Yokohama and I conducted interviews and photographed yakuza members. The series brought me back to my experience ...

For hundreds of years, tattoos in Japan have famously been associated with gangsters, the Yakuza. Despite the prevalence of tattoos in modern culture the stigma appears to still exist. That’s ...

It's because of the association between tattoos and a mafia-like group called the yakuza - which has operated in Japan for hundreds of years. "Some people see them as a necessary evil and other ...