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Nothing says more about a woman than her tattoos. In the case of the Yakuza women, uh actually, I know jack shit about them but I'm sure they are wonderful people. However, I do want to talk about women in my neck of the woods that got tattoos.
I don't know about you, but whenever I see a woman with a rose tatt on her boobs, or a heart tatt on her rump, or a butterfly tatt on her lower back, I immediately think to myself, "Now, there's someone who I know has class, dignity, integrity, character, self-esteem, intelligence and has nothing in common with skanks/sluts/whores/strippers/porn actresses/hookers.
Youve all probably seen by NighShades pics that he has two tatts.. one on each upper arm. His family in Hong Kong dont agree with him having these as it is supposed to represent the Triads even though his tatts are small in comparison to those often used, and altogether different styles.
I personally think that most tatts are lovely..
One girl i worked with a few years back had one done. It was a small dolphin on her stomach not far from her belly button, and one other work member suggested how funny it would be if she ever became pregnant, as the dolphin would turn into a whale lol .. Funny enough she did end up preggers and the dolphin DID look like said mammal!
Actually, the concept of the ink covered Yakuza is pretty dated these days and it's pretty uncommon among their ranks (barring the old-school types from a generation ago or "Wanabees"):
There are many social changes occurring in the Japanese underworld too. The big black foreign cars that were once a symbol of the yakuza are becoming a thing of the past, and have been replaced with Toyotas and Nissans. Tattoos are less common and the practice of yubizume (finger cutting) is also gradually becoming a thing of the past (see the Japan SAQ).
A fascinating article in a 'Mook' (magazine/book) called Yamaguchi Gumi vs. Keisatsusho describes how a very modern-sounding woman discusses her old-fashioned irezumi (tattoos) cause problems as she tries to be a good mother to her son. The article is called, 'Mama's got a picture on her butt that won't wash off with soap" and describes how her son began asking difficult questions during bath-time one day and picked up a piece of soap to scrub the tattoo off her skin. The mother, terribly embarrassed, wonders how she will explain that his father is not really the construction company president that he seems to be. Writing about how every day there is some little worry like when she has to turn down another invitation to go swimming, we see how yakuza traditions are becoming increasingly incompatible with life in the modern world.
The biggest, and perhaps most disturbing change, is the loss of the samurai ideals that were once such an important part of the culture of Japan's crime syndicates. Loyalty to the gang is decreasing, and a surprising number of criminals are taking advantage anti-boryokudan associationsEprograms which help them to leave their gangs and re-enter society. Ritualistic sake drinking is becoming less common as an entrance ceremony, and money is becoming more important than the traditional family ties that once held the syndicates together.
Taboos against interfering with the general public are being broken more and more often, and the image of the yakuza is diminished every time an innocent bystander is gunned down during a gang war. The cozy relationship that the yakuza once enjoyed with the police is becoming increasingly strained partly because of a series of corruption scandals that are forcing the police to act in a more socially upstanding manner and partly by police reluctance to deal with individuals involved in the drug trade.
Part of this is because the Japanese public blames the Yakuza for the "burst"of the Bubble Economy back in the 1990's. However, technically it was the Japanese government to blame for the end of that time period. The reason was that the Yakuza families were laundering money like mad in Tokyo by buying and then selling property to themselves at inflated profits to inject huge amounts of cash from illegal activities into the Japanese economy. Once a cap was put on real estate prices to prevent this money laundring, the "trickle down" effect of the sudden embargo on "dirty money" effectively wrecked the Bubble Economy era.
Incidentally, here's a good article on the girl from the blog entry about her violent upbringing and the end result of her tattooing:
It's true what is stated about "artist types" and their tattoos verses Yaks though. The odd tribal and "tramp stamp" is coming much more common these days thanks to American pop music being popular here (think Britney Spears and Eminem), so things are slowly and surely catching up to the US... At least in some circles... However, the concept that a tattoo means "don't hire me" is even more true here than in the US so it's very unlikely that you would see anyone in mainstream corporate culture in Japan having tattoos.
