Tattooist fined for operating without medical certification

A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a tattooist for operating without medical certification, as it ruled tattooing is a medical practice.Taiki Masuda, 29, was ordered to pay a fine of 150,000 yen ($1,300) as he was regarded to be performing an unlicensed medical practice. Defense lawyers immediately appealed to a higher court.The trial turned on whether tattooing, which involves using needles to inject pigments into the skin, constitutes a medical practice. The Medical Practitioners' Act does not clearly define what constitutes a medical practice.In handing down the ruling, Presiding Ju…READ FULL ARTICLE