Traditional Tattoo

Nishimura Mako is a petite woman in her late fifties, with flowing hair and a delicate face. But she is no traditional Japanese lady she is tattooed up to her neck and hands and her little finger is missing. Signs of affiliation to the Yakuza.

Vogue Philippines has unveiled the cover star for their April 2023 issue: 106-year-old traditional tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od. Also known as Maria Oggay, the Filipina centenarian will be the oldest person to grace the coveted cover of Vogue.

When Stanford University archaeologist Anne Austin began her inspection of the 3,000-year-old body, it was immediately apparent something unusual had happened to the long-deceased woman. The skin across the ancient Egyptian's neck was marked in bruise-blue lines, as though someone had doodled across the corpse's throat in lieu of placing the tradit...

Myanmar's emergence from decades of cloistered junta rule has seen a cascade of foreign products flood the country in recent years. But it has also allowed for the revival of ancient fashions, like tattoos.

Sidharth's intention behind getting inked was to learn more about the country's Maori culture. And what was more interesting was that he didn't get his tattoo at a shop or parlour - it was done at a tattoo museum

The Japanese government will review a ban by Japanese traditional hot spring spas or "onsens" on foreign tourists with tattoos.

R&B star Rihanna has got a new tattoo on her hand, spread from her fingernails to her forearm, which was inked in the traditional Maori way.

Nishimura Mako is a petite woman in her late fifties, with flowing hair and a delicate face. But she is no traditional Japanese lady she is tattooed up to her neck and hands and her little finger is missing. Signs of affiliation to the Yakuza.

Vogue Philippines has unveiled the cover star for their April 2023 issue: 106-year-old traditional tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od. Also known as Maria Oggay, the Filipina centenarian will be the oldest person to grace the coveted cover of Vogue.

When Stanford University archaeologist Anne Austin began her inspection of the 3,000-year-old body, it was immediately apparent something unusual had happened to the long-deceased woman. The skin across the ancient Egyptian's neck was marked in bruise-blue lines, as though someone had doodled across the corpse's throat in lieu of placing the tradit...

Myanmar's emergence from decades of cloistered junta rule has seen a cascade of foreign products flood the country in recent years. But it has also allowed for the revival of ancient fashions, like tattoos.

Sidharth's intention behind getting inked was to learn more about the country's Maori culture. And what was more interesting was that he didn't get his tattoo at a shop or parlour - it was done at a tattoo museum

The Japanese government will review a ban by Japanese traditional hot spring spas or "onsens" on foreign tourists with tattoos.

R&B star Rihanna has got a new tattoo on her hand, spread from her fingernails to her forearm, which was inked in the traditional Maori way.