JAPAN-TATTOOS-CRIME

In this picture taken on October 28, 2017, former Japanese porn star Mana Izumi smokes a cigarette after getting a new tattoo on her leg at a studio in Tsurugashima, Saitama prefecture. - Tattoos still provoke deep-rooted suspicion in Japan as the country prepares to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. People with body ink are refused entry to public swimming pools, bathing spots, beaches and often gyms, while visible body art can be harmful to job prospects. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-tattoos-crime, FEATURE by Alastair HIMMER