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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearlin...odification%29
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The most well known historical use of this involves the Yakuza of Japan, a semi-criminal subculture whose members perform several notable types of body modification, including full body irezumi tattooing and Yubitsume, the amputation of finger joints in penance to their superiors. By the Yakuza, pearling is perfomed in prison, with each pearl supposedly symbolizing a year spent in prison.
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