Putting a needle to your skin for a permanent piece of body art has become commonplace in our culture, but the Far East was doing it long before anyone in America thought of etching a heart with the ...

When choosing a design for a tattoo, most people want something that’s not just cool or beautiful, but meaningful as well. And since you’re going to have the thing forever, an aesthetic that’s already ...

<B>Japanese tattoos don't always mean what their wearers think they do</B><BR><BR><UL TYPE=SQUARE><I>Stop by any tattoo shop, and there's a good chance you'll see ...

I witnessed a couple of pretty amusing tattoo incedents a while back and I just thought I would share with everyone who hates the ubiquitous kanji tattoo. <BR><BR>I was sitting at a table with a ...

Put all those criteria together, and there’s definitely a certain logic to people choosing Japanese kanji characters for their tattoos, even if they themselves don’t speak the language. However, there ...