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Yukako Fukushima

February 15, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Yukako Fukushima

The Woman Who Makes Prosthetic Pinkies for Ex-Yakuza Members

In Japan, a severed pinkie brands you as a yakuza member. Fukushima makes prosthetics that help them cover that and move on from their past.

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