Young women in China are posting videos of themselves applying fake tattoos of belly buttons on the social media app Xiaohongshu. According to them, positioning the fake tattoo in a certain place can ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Morgan Garcia-Lamarca’s bare back elicits gasps and wide eyes from those who glimpse the 14-inch-long Japanese proverb inscribed down his spine. The four black, broad-brushed ...

Tattoos and regret: It’s a pairing that’s especially common in societies where body ink is traditionally frowned upon. For most individuals who no longer want their tats, that means ponying up for ...

“My behavior encroached on the physical and mental health of minors,” read a court-ordered apology issued by a tattoo artist in China’s Shaanxi province in September. “I am deeply aware of my mistakes ...

China has one of the highest C-section rates in the world, reaching a peak between 2004 and 2008 when nearly half of the country’s babies were born using the procedure, the World Health Organization ...

Is there any other career path — besides, well, motorcycle gangs — with more body ink than chefs? From short-order diner cooks to top toques, there are tattoos adorning their spatula-wielding hands, ...

We Americans are known for getting Chinese tattoos that say really silly things that make no sense in Chinese. So today we’re going to go undercover and see what Chinese people REALLY think about ...

Chinese authorities have banned football players from getting any tattoos and told existing national team players who have them to remove or cover them up. Defender Zhang Linpeng, who is a regular for ...

There are a smattering of news items about Barbie today, since — as we’ve mentioned several times — this month marks the doll’s 50th birthday. Her “midlife crisis” means she’s had some interesting ...

After limiting game time and restricting livestreaming, Chinese authorities are now prohibiting minors from getting tattooed. The minor protection department of the State Council, China’s Cabinet, ...

Officials in Lanzhou said tattooed drivers could “cause distress” to passengers. The order has revived a debate over stigmatized body art. By Tiffany May HONG KONG — Taxi drivers in a northwestern ...