"I wasn't really an Amuro fan but I thought her tattoos were cute," the 29-year-old told AFP. "It's pathetic the way people discriminate against tattoos," Izumi said while getting a $500 Aztec skull inked onto her leg. "They look at tattoos and they think 'yakuza' -- instead of admiring the beauty of the art form," said Ashcraft. "I don't know how much the Olympics is actually going to change opinions," said author Ashcraft, noting that Japanese television still blurs out tattoos. "I don't think people are actively thinking that it's dirty anymore," he added.

Source: Egypt Today December 17, 2018 09:56 UTC