The Yakuza are members of a Japanese crime syndicate that were founded back in the 17th Century, during the mid-Edo period. They very much see themselves as a Ninkyo Dantai, a ‘Chivalrous Organization ...

The graying of the Japanese population is striking all sectors of society, and even organized crime isn't immune. As of the end of 2019, 51.2 percent of the nation's 14,400 or so yakuza members ...

Tatsuya Shindo was once a member of the yakuza, a Japanese organized crime gang. His arm-length tattoos are a sure sign of ...

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Japan 's organized violence achieved national unification through numerous fierce conflicts, collusion with the political and business world, and collusion with overseas mafia , forming a huge ...

An Italian judicial official, who was involved in a Mafia-related investigation in the ... perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

Futons and martial arts-trained police play a part in Japan's low gun crime. Just one person was killed with a gun in 2015 – a mob crime boss – and in the same year, just six shots were fired by the ...

He further labels some of the Kick streamers in Japan as "international mafia." While he didn't spell it out, the streamer appeared to attempt the Kick streamers getting into trouble with the ...