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But they don't have what he's looking for: the centuries-old Japanese art of tebori, or traditional "hand-carved" tattoos.
His latest diary-filler is the Rugby World Cup, which Japan is hosting for six weeks from 20 September.
After the Second World War, Japanese tattoos (known as "irezumi") were strongly tied to Japan's yakuza crime gangs.
As an outsider who's made a study of Japan, Mike Derbyshire believes the chance of a sudden shift is minimal.
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