The Japanese government banned tattoos in 1872 ... Donburi soshinbori is a full-body tattoo without the line down the center of the chest, and hanzubon are tattooed thighs resembling shorts.

While body art is widely accepted in many countries, tattoos are considered taboo in Japan, especially in public places like bathhouses, gyms and even workplaces. Because of this stigma, tattoo ...

According to a 2016 survey by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), Japan recorded 20,159 tattoo removal cases, making it the second-highest in the world—only behind ...