Hey! I have two full sleeves of tattoos.
Oh wow, really?  You're not thinking of travaling to Japan are you?  They might mistake you for a yakuza.  Yakuza have sleeve tattoos as well.
Oh no I am not planning to travel. What is the significance of sleeve tattoos there?
Yakuza
, also known as are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them , while the Yakuza call themselves . The English equivalent for the term Yakuza is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization. The Yakuza are notorious for their strict codes of conduct, their organized fiefdom nature, and several unconventional ritual practices such as "Yubitsume". Yakuza members are often described as males with heavily tattooed bodies and slicked
has stated: "I really think if you have a tattoo you have to wonder about what kind of future you have ahead of you. As an employer, I wouldn't employ someone with tattoos as I would wonder what customers would think about them. For me, tattoos are just a way for people to find attention who haven't found another way in their life to achieve it by conventional means."
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During an appearance on ITV's "This Morning" in July 2013,