This is Horiyoshi III, one of the world's most legendary full-body ... Japanese tattooing, or irezumi, can be traced back to around 10,000 BC, in the Jomon period. The Japanese government banned ...

Even some yakuza members say using tattoos to scare people goes against the long-standing spirit of Japanese full-body art. “Some may do that, but I think using it that way is shameful,” says ...

tattoos have meant one thing in Japan: organized crime. They are the mark of the yakuza. The intricate full body tattoos are not only expensive and artistic, but they also are dangerous ...