Ink artist pushes the boundaries of tattooing
The skin as canvas, inks and needles replacing the palette: tattoos by Khan transcend mere decorations. Whether he is depicting eye crinkles in a portrait of the Dalai Lama or the leer of a...
View ArticleJapanese tattooist draws the line between art and the underworld
A Japanese tattooist draws the line between art and the underworld. FOR tattoo artist Horiyoshi III, the skin into which he sinks his ink-infused needle is a canvas for the myths and legends of Japan ...
View ArticleJapan tattooist draws line between art and underworld
For tattoo artist Horiyoshi III, the skin into which he sinks his ink-infused needle is a canvas for the myths and legends of Japan -- where body art is indelibly linked to the criminal underworld. The...
View ArticleJapan yakuza and banks: Mobster connections?
November 1, 2013 -- Updated 0803 GMT (1603 HKT) Tokyo (CNN) -- As Japanese authorities widen their investigation into ties between financial institutions and organized crime, an investigative reporter...
View ArticleFrom Drugs to Insider Trading, Yakuza Gangsters Branch Out
By Hiroshi Hiyama on 5:44 pm December 1, 2013. Category Asia-Pacific, Editor's Choice, International Tags: Japan, Organized crime In this picture taken on on May 27, 2013, a prosthetics technician...
View ArticleNew-look yakuza tries to become the friendly face of Japan
Japan’s largest organised crime syndicate has launched a website in an apparent bid to reverse its declining fortunes. Instead of guns, molls and mayhem, the site is festooned with pictures of cheery...
View ArticleShould anti-tattoo discrimination be illegal?
Tattoos are more popular than ever, but workers can be dismissed from or denied jobs because of their body modifications. Some want protection under employment law. Should they get it? You're perfect...
View ArticleJapan mob publishes magazine for gangsters: reports
TOKYO: Japan’s biggest yakuza organised crime group has published a magazine for its members that includes a poetry page and senior gangsters’ fishing diaries, reports said Wednesday. The eight-page...
View Article'Mob publishes magazine for gangsters'
--> Japan's biggest yakuza organised crime group has published a magazine for its members that includes a poetry page and senior gangsters' fishing diaries, reports said. The eight-page publication...
View ArticleYakuza tattoos displayed in downtown Tokyo
The yakuza, or Japanese mafia, have had a long tradition of elaborate tattoos. These full body tattoos help to identify members. While they usually keep...
View ArticleJapanese employees with tattoos to be kept away from public
London, May 10 (ANI): City employees in Osaka, Japan, have been asked to confirm whether they have any tattoos on their body, with staff that have been under an artist's needle likely to be reassigned...
View ArticleWhat every stressed yakuza mobster needs: A morale-boosting magazine
Japan’s biggest crime syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, has produced an in-house tabloid magazine with features on fishing and board games and a morale-boosting message from the outfit’s godfather. The...
View ArticleA Tattoo Could Hurt Your Career
The Latin word for tattoo is ‘stigma’, and the name and meaning still carries today. There are those who believe that having a tattoo adds an aesthetic quality to the body. Most are reflections of...
View Article'Scary' tattoo ban passed at popular beach for servicemembers in Japan
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The party is about to slow down for patrons of one of Japan’s most popular beaches, and it may be over altogether for servicemembers here displaying “scary” tattoos. The...
View ArticleJapan woman sues yakuza boss over protection money
TOKYO: A woman is suing the head of Japan’s biggest yakuza organised crime group, seeking a refund of protection money paid to gangsters threatening to torch her bar, reports said Wednesday. The...
View ArticleTattoos a ticket to Tokyo for gentle giant
Paul Roberts was already covering his body in ink when he left primary school. On the last day of grade 6, his mother told him not to let his mates sign his...
View ArticleJapan: Yakuza Boss Sued Over Protection Racket
17 July 2013, 13:37 Japan: Yakuza Boss Sued Over Protection Racket Tweet A woman is suing the head of Japan's biggest yakuza organised crime group over protection money she paid to gangsters. She...
View ArticleYakuza boss sued over ‘protection’
A woman is suing the head of Japan’s biggest yakuza organized crime group, seeking a refund of protection money paid to gangsters threatening to torch her bar, reports said yesterday. The plaintiff is...
View ArticleJapan: Yakuza Crime Gang Launches Website
Japan's biggest organised criminal gang has launched its own website to boost its ailing membership. Numbers are down so the country's largest yakuza syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, has also written a...
View ArticleJapan's Yakuza Gangsters Launch Website
Japan's biggest organised criminal gang has launched its own website to boost its ailing membership. Numbers are down so the country's largest yakuza syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, has also written a...
View Article10 Odd Facts About The Yakuza
Alan Boyle October 23, 2013 Check out our new companion site: http://knowledgenuts.com The yakuza are Japan’s organized crime syndicates, like the triads in other parts of Asia or the mafia in the...
View ArticleJapan: Yakuza Crime Gang Launches Magazine
10 July 2013, 13:20 Japan: Yakuza Crime Gang Launches Magazine Tweet Japan's biggest yakuza-organised crime group has published a magazine for its members that includes a poetry page and senior...
View ArticleJapan's biggest yakuza publishes magazine for gangsters
Japan’s biggest yakuza organised crime group has published a magazine for its members that includes a poetry page and senior gangsters’ fishing diaries, reports said on Wednesday. The eight-page...
View ArticleWhere Have Japan’s Yakuza Gone?
Japan’s feared and resilient crime syndicates the yakuza have seen their numbers decline for the first time in years, but is that because of stricter laws or are they just going underground? By Jake...
View ArticleFake fingers help ex-yakuza lead lawful life
Prosthetics specialist: Shintaro Hayashi checks the silicone-made finger of a former yakuza gangster. Photo: AFP Going straight after a lifetime spent as a member of Japan's feared yakuza organised...
View ArticleJapan: Where a tattoo paints a dangerous picture
Getting a tattoo in Japan means forever entering the world of other people with tattoos and staying within it, writes Ian Robinson. Opening the door of the Rocker's Diner, we are almost pushed back...
View ArticleHorihide still practices the dying art of hand tattoo
GIFU, Japan — Hidden away in the backroom of a modest apartment in this central Japanese city, one of Japan's last remaining hand-tattoo masters is preparing his tools. Over the last four decades Oguri...
View ArticleProsthetics fingers help ex-yakuza lead lawful life
Going straight after a lifetime spent as a member of Japan’s feared yakuza organized crime mobs poses a number of challenges. Chief among them is what to do about the fingers you chopped off. For one...
View ArticleYakuza tattoos tell life stories in ink
The yakuza is one of the most feared, and in some circles respected, criminal organizations in the world. What began as protection racketeers in the 17th century Japan has grown today into one of the...
View ArticleYakuza tattoos tell life stories in ink (Photos)
The yakuza is one of the most feared, and in some circles respected, criminal organizations in the world. What began as protection racketeers in the 17th century Japan has grown today into one of the...
View ArticleFace and Neck Tattoos: An Older Perspective
Traditionally in Western countries, tattoos used to be worn only by convicts, sailors, and carnival workers. However, in Asia, Africa, and in Polynesia, tattooing was common among tribal groups and was...
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