FILE PHOTO: A tattooed man and a woman wear heavy boots as they walk in the trendy shopping district of Hongdae in Seoul, May 3, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
SEOUL (Reuters) - The Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld a ban on tattooing on Thursday, confirming South Korea as the only developed country that permits no one but medical professionals to perform the procedure.
Tattoo artists derided the decision, calling it backward and lacking cultural understanding.
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