Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B View Post
There might be a few areas where people are more accepting, but in general tattoos are very much looked down upon in Japan since people still mentally link them to the yakuza. Obviously no one is gonna think a white guy is in the yakuza, but most people would probably think you're some kind of hoodlum. But I'm guessing that outlook would be less severe with younger age groups, just as young people in America are more accepting of tattoos than older people.
Yeah, maybe in 1970 but not in 2010! Which poorly researched CNN article did you get that information from?

Tattoos are so commonplace in Tokyo, it's not anything special. I even have a couple myself: