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[narrator] Tattoo in Japan today is legal, but still largely associated

Tattoo in Japan today is legal,but still largely associated with the criminality that...

Explained • S01E13 • 2018

[narrator] Tattoo in Japan today is legal,
but still largely associated with the criminality that evolved
alongside it for generations. And the art form has become a visual
symbol of the Japanese mafia, Yakuza. In the rest of the world, Japanese traditional has grown to be
a hugely popular and influential style. And it kind of works
with your contours and shapes, and so it was always intriguing and it was sort of exotic

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[narrator] Tattoo in Japan today is legal, but still largely associated

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with the criminality that evolved alongside it for generations.

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And the art form has become a visual symbol of the Japanese mafia, Yakuza.

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In the rest of the world,

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Japanese traditional has grown to be a hugely popular and influential style.

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And it kind of works with your contours and shapes,

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and so it was always intriguing and it was sort of exotic.

Duration

25 seconds

Views

33

Timestamp in Movie

00:08:38

Uploaded

Jun 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

13

Genres

Production

Amicus Productions

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A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.