Shunho, tattoo artist from the Horitoshi Family, will traveling from Tokyo to attend the NYC Tattoo Convention on May 18, 19 and 20th. He’s one of my favorite artists -> check out his blog for ...
“Solid Ink” by tattoo artist Federico Ferroni is now available online at www.thesolidink.com
The WestCoast Tattoo Show took place on April 27-29th in Vancouver. We all had a great time! Here are some shots taken over the weekend.
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The video speaks for itself.
“NY Ink” cast members Tommy Montoya and Billy DeCola support Japanese clothing line “Duppies” aka “FIVE O” – - “Maintain Your Dignity”
2011 appears to be the 14th straight year for the annual suicide count to exceed 30,000, according to tentative statistics recently released by the National Police Agency. The latest 2011 figure — 30...
Casual brand American Eagle Outfitters, which is a rival of Abercrombie & Fitch, is going to open its first store in Japan in Omotesando in 2012. The American fashion brand, similar to Abercromb...
Millions of students and salarymen everywhere owe a big debt of gratitude to Momofuku Ando (1910-2007), the Taiwanese-Japanese businessman who invented the humble Cup Noodles. In Ando’s honor, Nissin...
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — The day after a giant tsunami set off the continuing disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, thousands of residents at the nearby town of Namie gathered to evacuate. Given...
This print is a reference to the old Japanese saying, “The most frightening things are earthquakes, thunder, fires, and fathers.” Here, a namazu plays janken (paper-rock-scissors) with th...
The much-anticipated Quakebook (2:46: Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake) — a wide-ranging collection of personal accounts and reflections about the massive earthquake that struck J...
My man RED posted this on facebook and I thought it was worthy of a share on the blog!
TOKYO — Japan’s two most popular fighters, 2003 and 2008 K-1 WORLD MAX GP champion Masato and Japanese MMA legend Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto, joined forces on Saturday at the Rop...
So says a psychologist interviewed by the Japan Times: “Those who are suffering the most are the elderly, children, the handicapped and foreigners. And foreigners are particularly prone to become iso...
My friend Akira Sasaki told me about this project and I promised to share the word. Skiers Helping Japan‘s mission – text below taken directly from the website. Please support them! It is...
This song is written by Yuichiro Tananka and Shingo Nishinari for MMA fighter Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto. “Akilla” did title letters on this video. Source: Tattoo Soul
On March 11 at 2:46pm JST a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near the northeastern coast of Japan, creating extremely destructive tsunami waves which hit Japan just minutes after the earthqu...
RICHMOND, Va — A Virginia couple is mourning the death of their daughter after learning that her body was found in disaster-ravaged Japan, where she had been teaching English. Taylor Anderson, 24, co...
VANCOUVER — B.C.’s top medical officer says British Columbians should not worry about radiation from the Japanese nuclear power plant reaching North American shores. Provincial Health Off...
Do what you can to help! Your gift to the American Red Cross will support disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific. On those rare o...
An earthquake with a historic magnitude of 8.8 rocked the Tohoku region Friday, triggering tsunami that wiped away cars, ships and buildings all along the east coast. Smoke and flames billow from a C...
The Sapporo Snow Festival is one of Japan’s largest winter events and attracts around 2 million visitors a year.
I’m not into cosplay… unless of course it’s sexy Pikachu cosplay. Here’s one that gets my vote for a Cosplay Fail.
My man “Kid” Yamamoto will be fighting in the next UFC in Vegas. Here’s a nice interview he did with UFC – you can get a good idea about the type of person he is. He loves his...
1/29/2011 (Saturday) DRAGON CLUB & AMATO RECORZ presents 卍LINE 3rd ALBUM RELEASE PARTY Show starts at Midnight!
Damn! It looks like we have to stay away from the Yakitori joints for a little while until Japan’s latest case of the Avian Flu blows over. Chickens at a poultry farm in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefec...
From Jan. 19th 2011 Tokyo convenience stores will begin selling Kirin’s newest beverage – Canned Coffee with Alcohol or “Yoru Cafe” which, in Japanese, means Night Cafe. ...
I’ve been getting a lot of emails and messages on facebook lately from people asking me about Teaching English in Japan. When I was on the hunt for work in Japan back in the day (1999) I barely...
Well not exactly but they are selling the Ku Klux Klan action figures at a store near you. Get yours before they are all sold out! Source: Loneleeplanet
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