{"id":9201,"date":"2018-10-15T17:50:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T15:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=9201"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:40","slug":"covering-tattoos-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/10\/covering-tattoos-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Covering Tattoos in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In some countries, tattoos are still viewed as a negative sign about a person and a lot of people are still offended by seeing people who have them. Japan is one of those countries that maintain a rather conservative view on tattoos.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the request made to tattooed rugby players ahead the Rugby World Cup next year in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-45586210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-45586210<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Do you agree with this request?<\/p>\n<p>2. Would you consider having a tattoo?<\/p>\n<p>3. Why do you think people want to get tattoos?<\/p>\n<p>4. Is it accepted in your country?<\/p>\n<p>5. How important is it to respect local customs?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate In some countries, tattoos are still viewed as a negative sign about a person and a lot of people are still offended by seeing people who have them. Japan is one of those countries that maintain a rather conservative view on tattoos. 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