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They have been shamed by China’s urbanites for their outlandish hair. Meet the "Shamate" community, a subculture created by China’s rural youths, born in the 1990s.

During Japanese occupation, thousands of Southeast Asian women were forced to serve as sex workers. But on one tiny island in Indonesia, local women resisted by heavily tattooing themselves. VICE traveled to meet the last tattooed women of Timor.

Legendary sushi chef Masa Takayama shows you how he cooks at home by using one fish to make three dishes.

In this VICE Sports exclusive, we visit with two retired rikishis to get their take on life after sumo.