Kazuma Kiryu, the hero of Sega's Yakuza series, has a back full of yakuza-style ink. But it's not only Japanese gangsters who tattoo themselves. Sometimes it's voice actors.

The first trailer for Like a Dragon: Yakuza is here, and it's a slick, stylish trip through Japan's criminal underworld. The trailer is framed by that impressive, iconic back tattoo, and there's ...

Sydney man gets Yakuza-inspired tattoo. After six months of regular tattoo sessions, martial arts instructor Fari Salievski unveils his replica Kazuma Kiryu dragon tattoo.

Japan has had a long tattoo history. As The Japan Times points out, there's a theory that tattoos were important in the country's Jomon Period (10,000 B.C. to 300 B.C.). There isn't any physical ...

In Japan, tattoos are banned in gyms, golf courses, hot springs and spas. Last year, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto launched a crackdown on tattooed government employees, asking them to confess to any ...

Aaron Henare is a professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling under the ring name Henare. For hundreds of years, tattoos in Japan have famously been associated with gangsters, the Yakuza.

Sega's Yakuza and Like A Dragon games feature some seriously incredible tattoo art. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth star (and noted tattoo enthusiast) Danny Trejo stopped by to critique some of the ...

The first trailer for Like a Dragon: Yakuza is here, and it's a slick, stylish trip through Japan's criminal underworld. The trailer is framed by that impressive, iconic back tattoo, and there's ...