Japan’s tattoo taboo could fade as Tokyo Games welcome inked athletes | South China Morning Post

Tattoos have long been considered taboo in Japan, where body art is most often linked to criminal gangs. People with tattoos are banned from spas, some beaches and many gyms and pools around the country. But the appearance of inked foreign athletes at the 2019 Rugby World Cup forced some in Japan to rethink their av…

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