But they don't have what he's looking for: the centuries-old Japanese art of tebori, or traditional "hand-carved" tattoos. In the West, a longstanding fascination with this style has become a full ...

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For many years, traditional Japanese tattoos were associated with the yakuza ... as while the practice had risen as an art form, tattooed marks were still used as a punishment.

Mr Masuda said tattoos were "a part of traditional Japanese culture" and he would appeal against the ruling. The man who sold his back to an art dealer Will I regret getting a tattoo? Britain's ...