"大阪市長抨擊刺青"

他說市府員工不能升遷，除非他們透露是否有刺青。

日本大阪市長橋本徹告訴市府員工，除非他們填寫一份調查，宣告他們是否有紋身，否則他們將不得升遷。在刺青總被與組織犯罪聯想在一起的日本，人體藝術是個敏感議題。而這在大阪尤其屬實。

報導指出，橋本在今年稍早得知一位兒童之家的員工秀出刺青來威嚇小孩之後，他就將刺青列為首要的議題。他評論表示「民眾如果看到在值勤的〔員工身上〕有紋身，會感到不安或害怕，這樣會破壞人民對市府的信任。」他還表示，他不會讓女神卡卡或強尼戴普在市府工作，因為他們有紋身。

橋本在大阪非常受歡迎，大部分的市府員工都已經填寫這份紋身調查。大約有500名尚未遵守規定，他們可能會因此受到處罰。橋本上週表示：「照例來說，沒有人能在忽略他或她的主管所發出的正當命令之後，還毫無困難地獲得升遷。」

(Culture)Osaka Mayor Hits Out at Tattoos

He said that city workers will not be promoted unless they reveal whether they have had tattoos.

Toru Hashimoto, the mayor of Osaka in Japan, has told the citys workers that they will not get promoted unless they fill out a survey declaring whether or not they have a tattoo. Body art is a sensitive issue in Japan, where it is generally connected to organized crime. This is especially true in Osaka.

Reports suggest Hashimoto made the issue of tattoos a priority after learning earlier this year that a worker at a childrens home threatened kids by showing them his tattoos. He has commented that Citizens feel uneasy or intimidated if they see tattoos on workers in services, and it undermines trust in the city. He has also stated that he would not let Lady Gaga or Johnny Depp work for the city because of their tattoos.

Hashimoto is incredibly popular in Osaka, and most of the citys workers have filled in the tattoo survey. Around 500 have not yet complied with the request, and they could face penalties as a result. As a matter of course, it will never happen that someone is promoted without any problem after ignoring a legitimate order from his or her superior, Hashimoto said last week.

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