Most young Samoan boys receive a tattoo signaling their responsibility to their people and their chief Naturally then the marks cover the arms of the Samoan men rsquo s rugby team members Traveling to Japan where tattoos can carry negative connotations the teammates realized their symbols presented a problem for their hosts In a generous act of friendship the Samoans wore skin-colored sleeves covering the designs ldquo We rsquo re respectful and mindful to the Japanese way rdquo the team captain explained ldquo We rsquo ll be making sure that what we rsquo re showing will be okay rdquo In [... more]