K-ZO da SnowmanMar 8, 2025

Copied from Hiromi on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/hiromicota.bsky.social/post/3ljqsvaefok2i

A book called "Tattoo Traditions in Asia" recently came out. 1 of the topics is the hajichi of the Ryukyu Islands. The author seems to have only spoken with a tattoo artist who's also not Ryukyuan. Discussing an Indigenous tattoo practice without involving any Indigenous people is bullshit.

#Uchinaa #Okinawa #Ryukyu #Loochoo

Hiromi (@hiromicota.bsky.social)

A book called "Tattoo Traditions in Asia" recently came out. 1 of the topics is the hajichi of the Ryukyu Islands. The author seems to have only spoken with a tattoo artist who's also not Ryukyuan. Discussing an Indigenous tattoo practice without involving any Indigenous people is bullshit.

Bluesky Social
K-ZO da SnowmanSep 24, 2023

Dope story on #hajichi #ハジチtraditional hand tattoo revitalization in #Uchinaa and in the diaspora
#沖縄　#琉球　#Ryukyu #Okinawa #luchu

https://www.thehawaiiherald.com/2023/08/18/cover-story-hajichi-stories

The Hawaii Herald - Hawaii's Japanese American Journal

The Hawaii Herald
K-ZO da SnowmanJan 20, 2023

Luchuan author and anti-base protestor Shun Medoruma journals about the history and daily life of the popular movement to get US military bases out of #Uchinaa (#Okinawa).

The majority of US military installations in Japan are inequitably located in Uchinaa, polluting groundwater, killing residents, and destroying ecosystems.

A short overview of the issue.

#USOutOfUchinaa #Intersectionality

https://thebaffler.com/latest/from-the-deep-forests-and-seas-of-yambaru-medoruma

From the Deep Forests and Seas of Yambaru | Shun Medoruma

Against the U.S. military presence in Japan.

The Baffler