SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament passed a landmark bill Thursday that would allow people to tattoos without having a medical license.
The country currently allows only people with medical licenses to give tattoos, making it the only country in the industrialized world with such a restriction. Tens of thousands of tattooists have been working in the shadows in South Korea for decades.
The National Assembly passed the Tattooist Act by a 195-0 vote.
The bill’s passage comes as public views toward tattoos have changed in recent years.