Cover up?

The New Zealand national rugby team announced that they will cover up their tattoos at the Rugby World Cup in 2019.
This mark of respect is for the Japanese population who to a large extent and particularly in older generations view tattoos as a symbol of gangland crime.
But is New Zealand's action right? After all, televised world sporting events such as this year's football World Cup showed many players sporting body art.
Who should be more accommodating; the hosts or the visitors?
Tattoos are in New Zealand's indigenous heritage from one view and for many people around the world they are simply a form of body art much the same as wearing jewellery, perhaps.
Do you think players at sports tournaments should cover their tattoos in Japan or other countries?