It's because of the association between tattoos and a mafia-like group called the yakuza - which has operated in Japan for hundreds of years. "Some people see them as a necessary evil and other ...

The photographs of the 74-year old fugitive's elaborate yakuza tattoos were taken by a local person in Thailand unaware of his identity. The mafia-like yakuza gangs have been part of Japanese ...

He explains the culture of the Russian mafia groups, such their origins from Russian prisons and the importance of tattoos in "Eastern Promises," starring Viggo Mortensen; the presence of Russian ...