The Heart of Yakuza: More Than Organized Crime. Contrary to what the title might imply, Yakuza is never truly concerned with accurately portraying Japan’s seedy criminal underbelly.

A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April 2024, a case seen as an example of Japanese organized crime groups struggling with declining membership.

It's like The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker for organized crime. You travel between islands in Hawaii, Rich Island, Nele Island, and Madlantis areas, and together these give you a lot to explore.

The oldest man, 77, was a “member of an organization affiliated with the Sumiyoshi-kai organized crime syndicate,” one of Japan’s biggest yakuza groups, the statement added.

Movies and video games may make the life of a yakuza member glamorous, what with all the harm they do to themselves and others. But the reality is that when they’re not throwing their jackets off in ...

Shinya Yuyama is a former member of the yakuza in Japan.He says he was arrested 11 times, as a juvenile and adult, and has served eight years in prison. He says he joined the mob when he was 18 ...

Yakuza are members of organized crime syndicates, the Japanese equivalents of gangsters or mafiosos. Membership peaked in the 1960s when numbers swelled to more than 180,000.

The oldest man, 77, was a “member of an organization affiliated with the Sumiyoshi-kai organized crime syndicate,” one of Japan’s biggest yakuza groups, the statement added.

A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April 2024, a case seen as an example of Japanese organized crime groups struggling with declining membership.