| 单词 | yakuza |
| 例句 | Aside from the crooked matches, they said, sumo was rife with drug use and sexcapades, bribes and tax evasion, and close ties to the yakuza, the Japanese mafia. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The two men began to receive threatening phone calls; one of them told friends he was afraid he would be killed by the yakuza. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z There he finds himself embroiled in a complicated family crisis involving yakuza, samurai, corporate bosses and corrupt politicians. Movie Review: In ‘The Wolverine,’ Hugh Jackman Broods Again 2013-07-25T21:12:49Z “Sure, the yakuza still exists and maintains powerful connections,” he said. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z In the first couple of shots, Cobb washes up on a beach, possibly in Japan, and is dragged into a luxurious house for an audience with an aging yakuza gangster. "Inception": A clunky, overblown disappointment 2010-07-15T01:01:00Z That movie, “Blood and Rules,” released in 1965, was a hit, establishing Mr. Ando as a star to watch in the yakuza genre, which was quickly overtaking the samurai film in popularity. Noboru Ando, 89, Mobster and Film Star in Japan, Dies 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z “But I feel that the way that we portray the yakuza in ‘Tokyo Vice’ is very authentic. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z “How is a yakuza like a cue ball?” he says, while beating information out of one. ‘Training Day’ and ‘A.P.B.,’ Where the Rogue Cop Rules 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Naturally — this being a relatively unimaginative plot — Kate betrays her principles within the first five minutes of the movie, murdering a yakuza gang member in front of his daughter. ‘Kate’ Review: Lost in Assassination 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z “The yakuza tend to get caricatured,” he said. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Aided by an old Marine buddy at the United States Consulate, Chapman pieces together the roles of police detectives, favela characters and an unsavory yakuza gang in his sister’s fate. ‘Falcon Rising’ Features a Crusading Ex-Marine 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z To settle accounts Shoji rents himself out as a punching bag for the yakuza's goons; while they pulverize him for cash, he tries to dream away his agony by thinking of favorite old movies. Postcards from Venice: 10 for the Show 2011-09-09T02:50:00Z "Predators" is hardly terrible; in fact, there's a nifty bit involving a Japanese yakuza, played by Louis Ozawa Changchien, challenging one of the monsters to a sword battle. 'Predators': New version revels in goo and gore 2010-07-08T20:39:00Z Or maybe having inspired a yakuza show on HBO Max will do. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z These innocent siblings are ensnared by sinister teenagers related to the feared Tanaka, a powerful Tokyo yakuza clan. Summertime of the Dead by Gregory Hughes – review 2012-09-28T21:55:03Z My new film, Outrage, is a yakuza movie. Cannes film festival: Takeshi Kitano, director 2010-05-18T21:15:00Z In time, Kitano loses interest in the diplomat and returns his gaze to the yakuza, attention that brings with it a chilling finality and a sense of actual tragedy. 'Outrage': a gangland war, yakuza style 2011-12-15T20:59:10Z Noboru Ando, a yakuza, or mobster, who made a seamless transition from gang leader to movie star in dozens of Japanese crime films of the 1960s and ’70s, died on Dec. 16 in Tokyo. Noboru Ando, 89, Mobster and Film Star in Japan, Dies 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z His adoptive parents were a yakuza gangster and a geisha. Motherlode Blog: In Japan, Seeking a Father-in-Law’s Permission to Adopt 2013-07-09T13:28:44Z In 1967 he signed with Toei Studios, where he made more than 50 movies that coincided with the golden age of the yakuza film, projecting a still, menacing presence. Noboru Ando, 89, Mobster and Film Star in Japan, Dies 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z Scott’s estranged son turns up in the new season, and the two of them bond while being chased by yakuza. ‘Strike Back,’ on Cinemax, Returns to Overwhelm Bad Guys Everywhere 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Sarah explains that the yakuza is after her and, on cue, the yakuza gang shoots its way into the fundraiser killing everyone in sight in pursuit of Sarah. RECAP: True Blood Watch: Lost Causes 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z “I guess someday I could open up a yakuza museum,” he said, chuckling. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Also tracking Sarah to the fundraiser are yakuza assassins hired by the Japanese company that manufactures the synthetic blood product. 'True Blood' recap: Bon Temps celebrates life as body count grows 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z His brother has been killed by a yakuza boss for debts incurred in financing Shoji's fledgling film obsessions. Postcards from Venice: 10 for the Show 2011-09-09T02:50:00Z The transition from yakuza to actor was fairly natural, Mr. Ando told Mr. Schilling. Noboru Ando, 89, Mobster and Film Star in Japan, Dies 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z "Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time," a Korean gangster/yakuza film that's been a box office hit in its home country earlier this year, opens today at Alderwood Mall Cinemas 16. Marx Brothers, Cary Grant, Hitchcock classics to screen 2012-04-12T20:15:18Z Some of those movies were set in the immediate postwar period, such as “Sentence: Eighteen Years,” about yakuza gangs operating in the black market. Noboru Ando, 89, Mobster and Film Star in Japan, Dies 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z And there’s a certain humor to the clash between the vagaries of vampirism — you join the club by being bitten — and the hierarchy of the yakuza, with its brutal ladder-climbing. Review: In Takashi Miike’s ‘Yakuza Apocalypse,’ Blood and Fur Flies 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z But he hasn’t completely left the old days behind: He still has a substantial trove of yakuza memorabilia. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z He’s an extraordinary man who, through courage and will and ego, took on one of the heads of the Japanese yakuza. A Q&A with the Director of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Tropico’ Video 2013-12-06T16:00:53Z “Apparently he was a mild-mannered and sweet man, but when he dealt with the yakuza, his brutal side came out,” Watanabe said through a translator, speaking from the Japanese countryside. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Suzuki, also a second world war veteran, was an inimitable stylist who specialized in Japanese B-movies, particularly in the yakuza genre. Burning desire: John Wick and the undying appeal of the revenge thriller 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z But not so long ago, the yakuza controlled this area, among others, and it wasn’t shy about it. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z “But today the yakuza are history in many ways.” ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z As we walked through Kabukicho’s patchwork of bars and more dubious businesses, he showed me an out-of-print yakuza fan magazine, one of many that for decades were fixtures at Japanese newsstands. ‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z In time, Mr. Kitano loses interest in the diplomat and returns his gaze to the yakuza, attention that brings with it a detached, chilling finality and a sense of actual tragedy. | 'Outrage': ?Outrage,? Directed by Takeshi Kitano - Review 2011-12-02T00:11:28Z Who would have thought that Bieber's backing singers would resemble a barbershop quartet recruited from the yakuza? Justin Bieber and Katy Perry live 2011-03-20T00:05:30Z He’s about to kill her, when the yakuza — who aren’t really the yakuza but the Tru Blood Corp.’s gang of hired killers — arrive. RECAP: True Blood Watch: Lost Causes 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z With friends warning him that "yakuza" gangsters might be involved, Woodford fled Japan and spent months in England looking over his shoulder. Olympus whistleblower eyes movie deal with le Carré sons 2012-11-26T09:57:51Z In lieu of payment, the yakuza becomes his apprentice, incidentally forming a friendship with the master’s son, a talented rakugoka who only wants to design clothes. Our critic picks 30 TV shows from around the globe to stream right now 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Tattoos have long been a taboo in the country, where they are associated with mafia-like criminal gangs known as yakuza who sport elaborate skin art. Japan rethinks tattoo ban in defence forces to lift recruitment 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z And then for the next one we get the yakuza. The story behind the true-life train robbery that got Bert Kreischer his first film close-up in 'The Machine' 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Losing is nothing new for Japan’s iconic gangsters, the yakuza. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z “I know you can’t,” I said, before adding, “and let’s face it — if your mother ever found out about us, she’d hire a yakuza to put a bullet in the back of my head.” L.A. Affairs: I fell hard and proposed on New Year's Day. She had other plans 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z His discovery of a VHS tape brings him face to face with dangerous yakuza. How the authors of 'South Central Noir' captured South L.A. and created a genre 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z But officials now say that young Japanese sport tattoos for sartorial reasons, not to identify with yakuza. Japan rethinks tattoo ban in defence forces to lift recruitment 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z While tattoos are becoming more fashionable among younger Japanese, they remain stigmatized and often associated with the yakuza, the Japanese criminal syndicate. In Okinawa, a push to revive a lost tattoo art for women, by women 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z But today’s yakuza are a shell of what they once were. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Ten people were shot in 2021, and eight of them were associated with the yakuza, the Japanese criminal syndicate. Watching Japan reckon with a rare shooting, through an American prism 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z With stringent restrictions on firearms, gun violence is often associated with the yakuza, the Japanese criminal network. What are Japan’s gun laws? Abe killing shocks nation with few shootings. 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The taboo intensified in post-war Japan when films on the yakuza boomed in the 1970s and 1980s. Japan rethinks tattoo ban in defence forces to lift recruitment 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Shootings, when they occur, typically involve "yakuza" gangsters using illegal weapons. Abe assassination stuns Japan, a country where gun violence is rare 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z An aging population has made it hard to find young recruits — more Japanese gangsters are in their 70s than in their 20s — and has diminished the once-thriving demand for the yakuza’s services. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z There were just 10 shootings in Japan last year, eight of which were related to the yakuza, the Japanese criminal network, according to the National Police Agency. Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s assassination may be linked to “religious group”: report 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Of the incidents, police linked eight to the yakuza. What are Japan’s gun laws? Abe killing shocks nation with few shootings. 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The yakuza imagery was most recently reinforced in the 2013 Hollywood movie The Wolverine, where Hugh Jackman took the origin story of his most popular film persona to the streets of Japan, she added. Japan rethinks tattoo ban in defence forces to lift recruitment 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Firearms are strictly regulated in Japan, and gun violence is most often associated with the yakuza, the Japanese criminal network. Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, is shot at campaign event 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Over the last decade, the yakuza’s rolls have plummeted by nearly two-thirds, to 24,000. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Court papers describe the yakuza as an “international criminal network, which spans Japan, Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka and the United States.” US prosecutors accuse Japan-based crime gang in drug case 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Ken Watanabe co-stars as the police detective who introduces the American to the wary power dynamics between the cops and the yakuza. Now streaming: ‘Tokyo Vice,’ ‘All the Old Knives,’ ‘Tony Hawk,’ ‘Licorice Pizza’ and more 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z He was interested in law, but as a former yakuza member, it was next to impossible for him to become an attorney. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Last year, eight of the 10 shootings in Japan were related to the yakuza, according to the National Police Agency, resulting in one death and four injuries. Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, is shot at campaign event 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z He’d known gangsters as long as he could remember: He’d seen yakuza tattoos on his friends’ parents and on people in local bathhouses. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z One of its most entertaining duels to the death is an elegantly choreographed face off between yakuza higher-ups. Review: 'Kate' in spades — Mary Elizabeth Winstead wants revenge 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z It is believed to be the first time a senior member of Japan's mafia, the yakuza, has been sentenced to death. Japanese yakuza mobster sentenced to death 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z It was monitored by police with the understanding that the yakuza would take care of petty crime on its turf and leave ordinary citizens alone. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z The movie feels more like a yakuza picture than something from the previously established “G.I. Joe” franchise, which is something of a relief as well. Review: 'Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins' pulls back the hero's mask and it's Henry Golding 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The idea for the softball team sprang from a chance encounter with Katsuei Hirasawa, a member of Parliament from a working-class Tokyo neighborhood where yakuza were once a part of the social fabric. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z A hulking police detective and his Eurasian partner take turns kicking around the Japanese yakuza. Movies on TV this week: 'Sounder' on TCM and more 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Tattoos are typically associated with the yakuza, members of organized crime gangs. They rap about growing up in Japan. But they are labeled outsiders because their families left generations ago. 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z But now, Japanese authorities are applying more pressure as the yakuza’s power begins to erode. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z For the first time since records began in 2006, 51.2% of regular yakuza members are aged 50 or over – with a noticeable increase in septuagenarians – according to a new report by the national police agency. Making a slow getaway: Japan's anti-yakuza laws result in cohort of ageing gangsters 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z When a player fumbled an easy ground ball or stopped running halfway to second base, Mr. Ryuzaki jokingly cursed him out in a salty yakuza patois. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z But local police, concerned about a possible turf war, are to submit a bill to the prefectural assembly that, if passed, would ban members of the yakuza from giving money and gifts to under-18s. Japan police seek to stop yakuza handing out Halloween sweets to children 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z It’s all set in a fictional version of Tokyo’s Kabukicho red light district, featuring a lawyer-turned-private investigator with a harrowing past who’s now confronting a series of mysterious murders targeting yakuza members. The 11 best games to play on your new PlayStation 4 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z But finding normalcy does not come easy for former yakuza members, who face social stigma and significant legal barriers. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z More than a decade of police crackdowns on major gangs and economic uncertainty are making it harder for the yakuza to tempt young men with promises of easy money. Making a slow getaway: Japan's anti-yakuza laws result in cohort of ageing gangsters 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z For those who had been gangsters, though, the team’s rules were clear: New members must prove they have quit the yakuza. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Like other yakuza organisations, the Yamaguchi-gumi, which once accounted for about half of all Japan’s gang members and was worth an estimated $6.6 bn, is at a critical point in its history. Japan police seek to stop yakuza handing out Halloween sweets to children 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Now Japan has hardened its stance on the gangs, and a police crackdown has squeezed yakuza membership from a peak of 184,000 in the early 1960s, down to 30,500. The eye-watering art thousands cross the world for 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Yakuza membership is plummeting — the result of a decade of intensifying crackdowns targeting organized crime and the yakuza’s reach into illegal activities including drug trafficking, money laundering and gambling. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the agencies are involved in investigating the last remaining yakuza clan, who become entangled with the League of Villains in a last-ditch attempt to survive. This fall anime season is full of superheroes, fantasy, and furries 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Joining the yakuza wasn’t like getting a normal job, Mr. Takemoto said after one game. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Many of the characters are oversized stereotypes, like the honor-bound yakuza member who carries a katana and once cut the arm off a member of the triad that’s gunning for his crew. Takashi Miike’s crime thriller First Love is a wild ride 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z "Some young people still join the yakuza, but they are new generation - smarter than before," Horimitsu says. The eye-watering art thousands cross the world for 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The verdict sent a wider message that times were changing for the yakuza. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z The main thing Anton learned during his time with a particular yakuza crime family was that judging the yakuza isn't as black and white as it might seem. Why tattoos are linked to organised crime in Japan 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Being a yakuza, on the other hand, was electrifying: “No one is apathetic about joining.” What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Kasuga has spent 18 years in prison after taking the fall for a yakuza boss, and after getting betrayed by his former family upon release, his first task is to find a job. Yakuza 7: wilder than ever, also now a kart racer 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z For decades, mobsters got tattoos to prove their courage, flaunt their wealth, and identify themselves to other yakuza. The eye-watering art thousands cross the world for 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z “Now that there’s a precedent of a death sentence, Kudo-kai won’t be seen as some extreme case, but all yakuza will be seen as the same threat.” As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z They're instead a "very personal depiction" of a scene from the yakuza member's life, or something symbolically important to them - which is meant to show people the attributes that person is known for. Why tattoos are linked to organised crime in Japan 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Masahiko Tsugane, who heads reintegration efforts at the Tokyo branch of the National Center for Removal of Criminal Organizations, noted the increasingly blurred boundaries between yakuza and civilians as gangs work around the new laws. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Fighting back after four years as a yakuza sex-slave, a woman matches wits and weaponry with a legion of killers who are out to collect the bounty on the heads of her and her family. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z He says the world of irezumi was "violent sometimes. Scary. Before our customers were only yakuza. Until 10 years ago". The eye-watering art thousands cross the world for 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z About a decade ago, yakuza groups had become so brazen and financially powerful that authorities across Japan enacted ordinances prohibiting any business or person from being associated with a yakuza member or activity. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z It's because of the association between tattoos and a mafia-like group called the yakuza - which has operated in Japan for hundreds of years. Why tattoos are linked to organised crime in Japan 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Like most of his colleagues, he saw the yakuza — and himself — as chivalrous, modern-day Robin Hoods, outsiders looking out for the little guy and dispensing justice when the authorities can’t, or won’t. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Despite the growing popularity of fashion tattoos, including among young Japanese with no yakuza connections, cultural resistance is proving hard to break down, with onsen owners citing objections from other bathers. Japan tries to please Rugby World Cup fans with rethink on tattooed bather ban 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Sadly for tattoo fans, social attitudes in Japan haven't caught up with the fact most yakuza don't want ink these days. The eye-watering art thousands cross the world for 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The laws were designed to isolate the yakuza from society, said Noboru Hirosue, a prominent expert on criminal sociology and the yakuza. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z He says this is what makes it difficult for the yakuza to be outcast completely in society. Why tattoos are linked to organised crime in Japan 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Ryuzaki described himself as an “economic yakuza,” specializing in real estate shakedowns. What’s a Japanese Mobster to Do in Retirement? Join a Softball Team. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z His 1980s yakuza series, “Crying Freeman,” with artist Ryoichi Ikegami, chronicled a tattooed hit man who sheds tears before killing his victims. Kazuo Koike, creator of ‘Lone Wolf and Cub,’ ‘Lady Snowblood’ manga, dies at 82 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z Ahead of the Rugby World Cup, players and fans were urged to cover their ink to avoid giving offence, as many here associate tattoos with the yakuza, Japan's mafia. The eye-watering art thousands cross the world for 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z That meant yakuza members could no longer open bank accounts, rent homes, get insurance or obtain cellphones. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z And that would be when the yakuza would say 'OK we will pay for this for you, and you can work it off'. Why tattoos are linked to organised crime in Japan 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Now, though, the 52-year-old is one of a growing number of men who are cutting their yakuza ties to build new lives situated firmly on the right side of the law. Going straight: the yakuza gangster who swapped the underworld for udon 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Nick's introduction to the arcane codes of the yakuza coincide with an internecine gang war, in a complicated crime saga that's more sedate than sensational. Slick yakuza thriller 'The Outsider' plants Jared Leto in postwar Japan Bend the rules too far for foreigners and the yakuza may complain about discrimination, he frets. Tattooed foreigners are putting Japanese bath houses in a quandary 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z These changes led to the early retirements of elder yakuza leaders, and many underlings also stepped aside. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Unlike the Italian mafia or Chinese triads, yakuza are not illegal and each group has its own headquarters, sometimes in full view of police. Yakuza boss arrested in Thailand after photos of his tattoos go viral 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Members of the Kudo-kai, like those of other yakuza groups, no longer operate with the same near-impunity they enjoyed in the postwar years. Going straight: the yakuza gangster who swapped the underworld for udon 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z From Nick's forbidden romance with a yakuza colleague's sister to the "never trust a crook" double-crosses, "The Outsider" is a slick copy of multiple, much-better films and TV series. Slick yakuza thriller 'The Outsider' plants Jared Leto in postwar Japan The photographs of the 74-year old fugitive's elaborate yakuza tattoos were taken by a local person in Thailand unaware his identity. Yakuza boss caught after tattoos go viral 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z “The law had a huge impact on the yakuza world,” Okita said. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z A retired Japanese crime boss has been arrested in Thailand, ending more than 14 years on the run, after photos of his yakuza tattoos and a missing little finger went viral. Yakuza boss arrested in Thailand after photos of his tattoos go viral 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z “I joined the yakuza when it was at the height of its powers,” Nakamoto says. Going straight: the yakuza gangster who swapped the underworld for udon 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z It transports the series to glitzy 1980s Tokyo, and splits the story into two halves, letting you play as the grim series icon Kiryu, as well as the wild former yakuza Majima. The 15 best video games of 2017 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z According to Thai police, he admitted he was a member of a yakuza gang but did not confess to the 2003 murder. Yakuza boss caught after tattoos go viral 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z But Hirosue, who works as a probation officer at the Justice Ministry, said the changes have led to a rise in other criminal networks outside the yakuza. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Thirteen senior wrestlers were implicated in a match fixing scandal in 2011 while a year earlier, the sport was rocked by alleged links between sumo wrestlers and the mafia-like yakuza crime syndicates. Japan sumo star retires after 'assault' 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “I was a real tearaway as a young man, so it felt natural to join the yakuza. I would do anything for my organisation. I was a serious gangster.” Going straight: the yakuza gangster who swapped the underworld for udon 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Back in 2010, the sport was rocked by alleged links between sumo wrestlers and yakuza crime syndicates. Sumo wrestling rocked by 'bottle assault' 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Pictures also show that he is missing part of his little finger, often a self-administered punishment for members of Japan's yakuza gangs to atone for mistakes. Yakuza boss caught after tattoos go viral 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z According to Hirosue’s analysis of Justice Ministry employment figures for former yakuza members who register their defections with police, as few as 3 percent who left between 2010 and 2018 found jobs. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z Tattoo art is largely associated in Japan with the yakuza, mafia-like organised crime syndicates. Japan rules tattooist needed medical permit 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z One of the recurring elements of Kiwami is Majima, an eccentric yakuza leader whose taste in fashion leans towards eye patches and animal prints. Yakuza Kiwami is a great chance to see where the series started 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The Yamaguchi-gumi gang is the largest of Japan's organised crime syndicates, known as the yakuza. Japan Yakuza: 'Split' in powerful Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi gang - BBC News 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Thai police have arrested a Japanese yakuza boss on the run for 15 years after pictures of his tattoos went viral on Facebook. Yakuza boss caught after tattoos go viral 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Some who can’t find jobs return to their yakuza organization, but others join new gangs, he said. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z “Tattoos equal yakuza equal evil. That became the mind-set.” A Japanese artist takes on a country that despises tattoos 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Critics said it would exacerbate problem gambling and attract “anti-social forces”, a euphemism for yakuza gangs. Japan’s government has legalised casinos, but they are not popular 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Cinematic fusion cuisine par excellence, “Tampopo” mixes genres and styles with similar gusto: It’s a western one minute, a yakuza thriller the next, with ample downtime for dream sequences and grotesque interludes. To slurp with love: 'Tampopo' makes a welcome return 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The mafia-like yakuza gangs have been part of Japanese society for centuries. Yakuza boss caught after tattoos go viral 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z There was only one gun death in this country of 127 million last year, and that was linked to yakuza gangs. In Japan, suspect in mass stabbing wanted disabled people ‘euthanized’ 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z This is because tattoos are strongly associated with organized crime here — specifically the yakuza, or Japanese mafia — and are therefore almost universally viewed with repugnance. A Japanese artist takes on a country that despises tattoos 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Even the yakuza gangs are giving up their guns because of the harsh penalties for possessing them, let alone firing them. For some expats, U.S. gun violence makes Japan feel like a haven 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Typically, yakuza transgressors use a razor-sharp knife to remove a section of finger above the top knuckle, before wrapping the severed part in cloth and offering it to their boss. Meet the woman who makes fake fingers for Japan's reformed gangsters 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Threatening a rival with a gun is often seen as an “unmanly” departure from the yakuza’s traditional code of honour, to which even modern-day mobsters try to adhere, according to Whiting. So, America, this is how you do gun control 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z "If I Die Tonight," the video for which arrived on YouTube last month, uses the imagery of Japan's yakuza movies: steel-gray skies, unglamorous executions, a body tied up in the trunk of a car. Japanese rapper Kohh has bars — and Legend of Zelda samples 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z A gang boss in Japan's Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate was bludgeoned to death on Sunday, according to reports. Yakuza gang boss ‘bludgeoned to death’ - BBC News 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z It accounts for almost half of Japan’s yakuza membership, according to police, and is active in all but three of the country’s 47 prefectures. Yakuza gang cancels children's Halloween event for fear of violence 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z “World of mouth spreads incredibly quickly among the yakuza, particularly when they are in prison,” she said. Meet the woman who makes fake fingers for Japan's reformed gangsters 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Kopel says Japan’s gun laws do not necessarily prevent criminals – especially the yakuza – from acquiring guns. So, America, this is how you do gun control 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z One reason for the lingering stigma may be the association of Buraku communities with the yakuza, the Japanese mob. Japan's hidden caste of untouchables - BBC News 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z But the threat of imprisonment for tax evasion has already taken down at least one other yakuza leader and could well be employed against Tsukasa, Mizoguchi said. Japan's Top Yakuza Boss Could Face Tax Evasion Charges 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z A yakuza shoot-out with Chinese mobsters in the Parisienne once killed one gang member and injured more. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Such exploits furnished material for countless yakuza movies over the years, some of which implicitly celebrated the gangsters as upholders of traditional Japanese values of loyalty and sacrifice. Japan’s Gangsters Find Extortion No Longer Pays, Forcing Yakuza Split 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Despite sporadic outbreaks of gun violence, Japan’s yakuza crime syndicates are reluctant to build up caches of firearms. So, America, this is how you do gun control 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Japanese media sensed public attitudes were hardening towards the yakuza, in contrast to previous years in which gangs were tolerated as long as they did not target ordinary citizens. Japanese gang war feared as largest yakuza syndicate splits 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z The yakuza are tolerated to some degree and even admired in some circles, with two monthly yakuza fan magazines in circulation. Japan's police on alert in wake of reported yakuza group split 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z That makes it harder for it to rub along with a xenophobic police, says Jake Adelstein, an American expert on the yakuza. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z TOKYO—The Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest and most powerful yakuza crime syndicate, is undergoing a major split on its 100th anniversary after years of police crackdowns and financial strains. Japan’s Gangsters Find Extortion No Longer Pays, Forcing Yakuza Split 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Firms that knowingly do business with the yakuza risk having their names made public if they refuse to sever their ties with organised crime. Japanese police bracing for gang war as Yamaguchi-gumi mafia group splits 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z “It’s a development that is completely compatible with the criminal game you see all over the planet,” Buscaglia said, drawing parallels with the Italian mafia and the Japanese yakuza. After his last escape El Chapo plotted his cartel's rise. Now he could finish the job 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z President Barack Obama issued an executive order in 2011 targeting the yakuza and authorizing sanctions against members and supporters. US Treasury freezes assets of Japanese yakuza 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Back then the LDP used openly to get money from yakuza bosses. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z A 1992 law, since revised on several occasions, criminalized various yakuza activities and held bosses legally responsible for the actions of gang members. Japan’s Gangsters Find Extortion No Longer Pays, Forcing Yakuza Split 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Membership of the yakuza is not illegal, but recent police crackdowns and the faltering economy have eaten into gang profits and made membership less attractive than it was during the “bubble” years of the 1980s. Japanese police bracing for gang war as Yamaguchi-gumi mafia group splits 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The film is about a clash between two yakuza clans… and a filmmaking crew that wants to turn it all into a movie. 9 trailers you should watch this week 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Treasury Department says it has taken action against a major affiliate of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest and most prominent "yakuza" crime syndicate. US Treasury freezes assets of Japanese yakuza 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z They are out in force in Kabukicho and Ginza, the capital’s best-known shopping district, as well as in the cities of Kobe, Osaka and Nagoya, all big yakuza strongholds. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z This contrivance used to be dominated by yakuza criminal gangs, which extorted cash from the parlours’ owners. Balls in the air 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The game also acquired an outlaw image from the yakuza, Japan’s large organized crime syndicates, which were drawn to the industry by a legal subterfuge that permitted pachinko to thrive despite laws prohibiting gambling. Pachinko Parlors Court Japan’s Youth 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z In some places, there’s no pretense of legality: last year, yakuza in Japan reportedly set up betting rooms taking cash bets on site using play beamed live from overseas studio casinos. Macau Casinos Allow High Rollers To Bet By Phone, With Plenty of Hang-Ups 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z The Yamaguchi-gumi is Japan's largest yakuza group, similar to the Italian mob and Chinese triads. Japanese mafia launch website 2014-04-03T17:08:06Z For all that, the yakuza remain largely legal. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z The website seeks to convince people that the yakuza are not an “anti-social force.” Japan’s Biggest Crime Syndicate Has Its Own Website 2014-04-02T09:32:45Z Japanese authorities began cracking down on yakuza ties to mainstream businesses in the early 1990s and 2000s, with laws against money laundering and rules banning financial ties between companies and gangsters. Japan's Lenders Roiled by Credit for Criminals 2013-11-13T01:51:00Z The troubles at Mizuho underscore the difficulties financial companies confront in avoiding dealings with Japanese gangs, known as “yakuza.” Mizuho Chairman, Others Resign Over Mob Loans 2013-10-28T15:37:11Z The yakuza are not illegal and the Yamaguchi-gumi have their own headquarters with senior members handing out business cards. Japanese mafia launch website 2014-04-03T17:08:06Z Many Japanese dare to hope that the split is a sign that the yakuza are diminishing in power and influence. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z The scandal, involving $2 million worth of loans funnelled to "yakuza" gangsters, hit the bank just as it was seeking to improve its corporate governance and accelerate growth, especially in overseas markets. UPDATE 1-Japan's Mizuho likely to escape serious penalty over mob loans 2013-10-28T02:25:37Z Still, in the wake of the Mizuho revelations, two separate government agencies are looking at whether there is more evidence of lending to yakuza. Japan's Lenders Roiled by Credit for Criminals 2013-11-13T01:51:00Z The panel, appointed by Mizuho, reported its findings on how the bank failed for more than two years to end the loans to "yakuza" gangsters after discovering the shady transactions. Mizuho management lacked awareness to shun anti-social forces-external panel 2013-10-28T01:35:30Z A panel of lawyers, appointed by Mizuho, will report its findings on how the bank failed for more than two years to end the loans to "yakuza" gangsters after discovering the shady transactions. Report due on Japan's Mizuho mob-loan scandal, serious penalty unlikely 2013-10-27T21:03:56Z And since 2009 local governments have enacted organised-crime exclusion ordinances, making it illegal for businesses to pay extortion money to the yakuza or do business with them. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Japan's gangs, also known as yakuza groups, are not illegal. Woman sues Japan crime gang boss 2013-07-17T07:40:11Z Mr. Miyata, SMFG's president, said it was extremely difficult for his bank or others to completely avoid yakuza-related loans, because in some cases, a regular customer ends up joining the yakuza at a later date. Japan's Lenders Roiled by Credit for Criminals 2013-11-13T01:51:00Z In the same way American pop culture finds romance in the stories of cowboys and pirates, the yakuza are glorified in fan magazines, comic books, and action films all over Japan. Yakuza gang wars spiraling out of control 2013-05-07T18:32:00Z “Good terms” in the yakuza world usually means paying protection money or giving in to yakuza demands. The Capone of Japan 2013-03-23T14:24:00Z Still, signs of strong yakuza presence throughout the economy surface regularly. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z In the good old days, yakuza themselves even served as ministers of the Japanese government. Matchmaker to the Mafia 2012-10-19T03:30:00Z This is the second time the Obama administration has taken steps to disrupt the yakuza’s activities since it identified the Japanese mafia as a significant criminal organization. U.S. Guns for Japanese Mafia 2012-09-28T08:45:00Z But unlike the American underworld, the yakuza at times operate in the open without much thought to the eyes of police. Yakuza gang wars spiraling out of control 2013-05-07T18:32:00Z Upon his release, Mr. Shinoda made efforts to return discipline to the Yamaguchi-gumi and abide by the unspoken social contract the yakuza traditionally followed in Japan. The Capone of Japan 2013-03-23T14:24:00Z Many a politician, he says, still attends monthly dinners in honour of the local yakuza boss in some discreet, high-class ryotei restaurant. Doing the splits 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z It is increasingly likely that at least Keishu Tanaka will be forced to resign from office due to his past role as a “yakuza matchmaker.” Matchmaker to the Mafia 2012-10-19T03:30:00Z Treasury has not clarified whether the yakuza have any assets under U.S. jurisdiction or the results of the sanctions so far. U.S. Guns for Japanese Mafia 2012-09-28T08:45:00Z The attacks became more intense three years ago, when the local government declared war on the yakuza and passed a number of restrictions on them. Yakuza gang wars spiraling out of control 2013-05-07T18:32:00Z In Japan, while there are several laws regulating the activities of the yakuza, the groups themselves are not illegal. The Capone of Japan 2013-03-23T14:24:00Z In February, the Obama administration imposed similar sanctions on the most prominent yakuza crime family, the Yamaguchi-gumi, as well as its godfather and deputy godfather. U.S. imposes sanctions on Japan's No.2 yakuza crime family 2012-09-27T15:36:33Z For Japan’s political parties the yakuza are a necessary evil. Matchmaker to the Mafia 2012-10-19T03:30:00Z In February of this year, the Obama administration imposed sanctions on the most prominent yakuza crime group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, as well as its top boss and his underboss. U.S. Guns for Japanese Mafia 2012-09-28T08:45:00Z In late 2011, Japan passed the first laws completely outlawing payments to the yakuza. Yakuza gang wars spiraling out of control 2013-05-07T18:32:00Z When yakuza were caught for a crime they committed, they would quickly confess. The Capone of Japan 2013-03-23T14:24:00Z But to create plausible deniability, he outsourced distribution to Russian mafia, Japanese yakuza and Chinese triad gangs, who met North Korean military forces for drug drops at sea. Opinion: A North Korean Corleone 2012-03-03T22:00:19Z While it may sound like Senator Nishida is joking about a yakuza group endorsing one political party—he’s not. Matchmaker to the Mafia 2012-10-19T03:30:00Z Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on Japan’s second largest yakuza crime syndicate, the Sumiyoshi-kai and its leaders today. U.S. Guns for Japanese Mafia 2012-09-28T08:45:00Z This neighborhood is the territory of one particularly violent faction of “yakuza,” the powerful criminal underworld of Japan. Yakuza gang wars spiraling out of control 2013-05-07T18:32:00Z They weren’t welcome by the local yakuza, or local business owners, or us. The Capone of Japan 2013-03-23T14:24:00Z Recently, Japanese authorities have been cracking down on the yakuza, with citizens becoming increasingly intolerant of the criminal underworld. U.S. Sanctions Japan?s Largest Organized-Crime Group 2012-02-24T21:13:47Z The Minister of Justice is supposed to be the watchdog of the law, not a matchmaker for the yakuza. Matchmaker to the Mafia 2012-10-19T03:30:00Z The yakuza is increasingly turning to businesses such as construction, finance, waste disposal and securities markets to supplement their more traditional income sources, the agency said in the 2010 statement. Yakuza Godfather Targeted in Obama Crackdown on Organized Crime 2012-02-24T06:19:42Z For years the yakuza were, and continue to be, revered by some as benevolent scofflaws who enforced a code of honor. Yakuza gang wars spiraling out of control 2013-05-07T18:32:00Z It was established in Kyoto in the 1860s according to the yakuza history book Ninkyojuku. The Capone of Japan 2013-03-23T14:24:00Z The yakuza gangs, which boast about 80,000 members, have deep historical roots in Japan and have operated for more than a century. U.S. Sanctions Japan?s Largest Organized-Crime Group 2012-02-24T21:13:47Z Putting a yakuza associate in charge of Japan’s criminal justice system … that’s outrageous. Matchmaker to the Mafia 2012-10-19T03:30:00Z Japanese police are “doubling” efforts to crack down on the yakuza, the National Police Agency said in its 2010 White Paper, published last July. Yakuza Godfather Targeted in Obama Crackdown on Organized Crime 2012-02-24T06:19:42Z The U.S. government entered the battle against Japanese organized crime, announcing a freeze on American-owned assets controlled by the largest yakuza syndicate, Yamaguchi-gumi, and the group's top two leaders. U.S. Puts Sanctions on Japan Organized Crime Group 2012-02-24T03:33:10Z They added that the Japanese increasingly see the yakuza simply as mobsters much like their counterparts in other countries, making money from drugs, gambling and extortion, particularly from their favorite target, Japan’s bloated construction industry. With Risk, Japanese City Takes on Once Accepted Fact of Life: Its Gangsters 2012-02-03T00:55:54Z “The yakuza would certainly get involved,” she said. Las Vegas Sees Japan Casinos as Diet Seeks Quake Relief: Retail 2011-12-08T01:15:22Z The official investigations include a police unit dedicated to fighting organized crime or "yakuza" gangsters. Olympus hid up to $1.7 billion, but no call for charges: source 2011-12-05T00:13:50Z The largest of Japan’s yakuza organizations, the Yamaguchi- gumi, and two of its leaders will have their U.S. assets frozen and transactions barred under sanctions announced yesterday by the Treasury Department. Yakuza Godfather Targeted in Obama Crackdown on Organized Crime 2012-02-24T06:19:42Z "But when something like this happens, it is common for yakuza and dishonest people to gather just like ants gathering around honey," he said. Arrests in Olympus scandal could take weeks - lawyers 2011-11-30T07:45:32Z He spoke nostalgically of an earlier era when yakuza worked with the police to maintain social order. With Risk, Japanese City Takes on Once Accepted Fact of Life: Its Gangsters 2012-02-03T00:55:54Z And in a mixture of fact and myth, often lurking in the background of the Japanese business world are tales of corruption and rumored links to the country’s infamous organized crime syndicates, the yakuza. Michael Woodford Would Like a Chance to Redeem Olympus 2011-11-24T02:25:42Z But where the money trail leads remains a mystery, fanning speculation of possible links between "yakuza" gangsters and the murky payments by Olympus for its acquisitions. Ex-Olympus CEO to meet police probing scandal 2011-11-24T01:36:07Z Of all the bizarre questions surrounding this sordid tale, the role of organized crime groups, or yakuza, is the most tantalizing. Buffett May Be No Match for Mobsters With Tattoos: William Pesek 2011-11-22T22:39:47Z The temple's refusal follows a request from police, who are cracking down on yakuza gangsters nationwide. Renowned Japanese temple refuses yakuza visits 2011-11-19T09:48:34Z KITAKYUSHU, Japan — Two years ago, the authorities in this gritty rust-belt region declared war on the yakuza, Japan’s entrenched organized crime syndicates. With Risk, Japanese City Takes on Once Accepted Fact of Life: Its Gangsters 2012-02-03T00:55:54Z "If the yakuza got some information, it means that someone spoke about it and that is very unlikely." Japan probes possible Olympus gangster link: source 2011-11-18T10:01:22Z But it is not the first time that a corporate or financial controversy has given rise to speculation of yakuza involvement. Analysis: Japan tries, again, to cut corporate ties to yakuza 2011-11-08T09:41:16Z Olympus is the latest reminder of the extent to which the yakuza is intertwined with the corporate culture, and it’s hardly the only household name to get ensnared. Buffett May Be No Match for Mobsters With Tattoos: William Pesek 2011-11-22T22:39:47Z “It’s not like there is a national boss like the Japanese yakuza boss,” said Mr. Brown. Letter from China: Gang-Busting Cop Is One for the History Books in China 2011-11-02T13:00:36Z “People are now seeing the reality that the yakuza are not chivalrous, but just an antisocial force,” said Kitakyushu’s mayor, Kenji Kitahashi, who said he was not intimidated by the death threat. With Risk, Japanese City Takes on Once Accepted Fact of Life: Its Gangsters 2012-02-03T00:55:54Z Explanations of the initial laid-back response range from cozy ties between media and corporate Japan, a tendency to await official leaks rather than dig and even fears that yakuza crime syndicates are somehow involved. Analysis: Japan governance debate mute despite Olympus, for now 2011-10-26T05:16:46Z A common pattern of yakuza involvement in the past has involved firms paying hush money to gangsters or being sucked into shady deals in exchange for yakuza silence about misdeeds. Analysis: Japan tries, again, to cut corporate ties to yakuza 2011-11-08T09:41:16Z A pair of yakuza enforcers in black shirts and jeans walks the street to collect loans. Special report: Japan's "throwaway" nuclear workers 2011-06-24T08:14:23Z The head of Japan's biggest yakuza crime syndicate has been freed from jail after almost six years. Japan frees yakuza boss Shinoda 2011-04-09T21:19:57Z “He would repair roads here and there, using yakuza to control certain areas,” said Mr. Ito, 63, who lived with his aunt here but is now staying at an evacuation shelter. At 84, a City?s Last Geisha Defies Time, and Her Fourth Tsunami 2011-04-05T02:06:47Z But disasters bring out another side of yakuza, who move swiftly and quietly to provide aid to those most in need. Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z Authorities still stop short of outlawing crime syndicates themselves, suggesting, critics say, a certain ambivalence about wiping out yakuza groups altogether. Analysis: Japan tries, again, to cut corporate ties to yakuza 2011-11-08T09:41:16Z The campaign reflects public discontent with Japan’s estimated 80,000 yakuza, who control a critical mass of the underbelly of Japan Inc. There’s a growing realization that in a sluggish, deflationary economy, gangsters add costs. Yakuza Salivate Over New Construction Paradise: William Pesek 2011-03-25T03:45:29Z Japan's police, who have vowed to crack down on the yakuza, say they now expect "aggressive activities" from the gang. Japan frees yakuza boss Shinoda 2011-04-09T21:19:57Z Indeed, one of the first organizations to start relief convoys in the northeast was none other than Japan's famous gangsters, the yakuza. Is Japan's Bureaucracy Strangling Humanitarian Aid? 2011-03-22T17:00:38Z "The yakuza are trying to position themselves to gain contracts for their construction companies for the massive rebuilding that will come." Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z "Companies need to realize it will be a worse blow to their reputation if they are found to be dealing with yakuza than if an executive is found doing something wrong," Umeda said. Analysis: Japan tries, again, to cut corporate ties to yakuza 2011-11-08T09:41:16Z Still, construction holds a special place in the yakuza heart and that magnitude-9.0 quake will prove very good for business. Yakuza Salivate Over New Construction Paradise: William Pesek 2011-03-25T03:45:29Z Japan's yakuza groups are not illegal, and frequently operate front companies out of smart offices. Japan frees yakuza boss Shinoda 2011-04-09T21:19:57Z There's a stupendously convoluted plot examining the minutiae of yakuza life and its codes of honour, which unfolds in the form of long cut scenes. Yakuza 4 ? game review 2011-03-15T11:53:02Z "Yakuza are dropouts from society," said Manabu Miyazaki, a prolific author who has written more than 100 books about yakuza and minorities. Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z But it also drove yakuza to set up front companies through which they expanded legitimate and quasi-legitimate dealings in sectors such as finance, real estate and waste disposal. Analysis: Japan tries, again, to cut corporate ties to yakuza 2011-11-08T09:41:16Z In Japan, the yakuza cut on construction projects is estimated at 3 percent, a vast sum that keeps them afloat, given that during the 1990s the public-works budget was on par with the U.S. Yakuza Salivate Over New Construction Paradise: William Pesek 2011-03-25T03:45:29Z He might have reviewed cultural programs, like a series of films now running about Japanese mobsters, known as yakuza. NYC: For Japanese, Learning to Receive 2011-03-15T00:09:24Z One sign patience is evaporating is the crackdown on the yakuza, Japan’s organized crime families. ‘Goldman Sachs With Guns’ Joins Sumo on Ropes: William Pesek 2011-02-07T21:50:09Z Atsushi Mizoguchi a freelance writer and yakuza antagonize who has written about organized crime for 40 years, also gives the yakuza the benefit of the doubt. Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z "I can only assume that Japanese people think the yakuza are so intrinsically part of the fabric of corporate Japan that it's a realistic possibility and it's their first thought." Analysis: Japan tries, again, to cut corporate ties to yakuza 2011-11-08T09:41:16Z “The nexus of massive construction projects, bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and yakuza are as revealing about Japan as they are about Italy and Russia,” Jeff Kingston wrote in his 2010 book “Contemporary Japan.” Yakuza Salivate Over New Construction Paradise: William Pesek 2011-03-25T03:45:29Z Last year, several wrestlers were arrested after allegedly betting illegally on baseball games, with the country’s notorious yakuza gangsters as go-betweens. Sumo Caught in Match-Fixing Scandal 2011-02-04T17:13:04Z Even if Japanese aren’t about to join Tunisians and Egyptians on revolutionary road, a brewing backlash against these three long-tolerated elements of society offers a whiff of hope: The yakuza, politics and sumo. ‘Goldman Sachs With Guns’ Joins Sumo on Ropes: William Pesek 2011-02-07T21:50:09Z "Rather than a PR effort, I think it's actually good intentions," said Mizoguchi, who has angered the yakuza so much that he has been stabbed twice in attacks by gang members. Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z Ties between yakuza and financial firms again grabbed attention in the mid-1990s when the government budgeted funds to help wind up failed mortgage firms. Analysis: Japan tries, again, to cut corporate ties to yakuza 2011-11-08T09:41:16Z In all, 65 wrestlers admitted betting on baseball, golf, cards and mahjong, with members of the yakuza, Japan's influential crime syndicates, allegedly acting as bookmakers. Sumo wrestlers admit fixing matches 2011-02-03T08:41:00Z The yakuza, as members of Japan’s criminal underworld are known, are banned from the construction of the 2,080-foot tower, developers say. Japan Pushing the Mob Out of Businesses 2010-11-19T05:50:00Z When a yakuza gets into a fight, it’s serious business. Consulting American Soldiers and Yakuza Gangsters on Video Game Violence 2010-08-13T21:02:00Z But yakuza shun the spotlight regarding their relief work. Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z By making life tougher for crime syndicate members, recent moves could encourage known groups to hide their organizations, complicating police efforts to control them, said Kensuke Nishioka, a freelance journalist who writes about yakuza. Analysis: Japan tries, again, to cut corporate ties to yakuza 2011-11-08T09:41:16Z Failed sumo wrestlers often end up as yakuza enforcers. Sumo threatened by scandal and crime 2010-07-03T23:06:00Z “A good project manager was expected to smooth over ‘local relations,’ which involved working with the yakuza so there would be no trouble,” he said. Japan Pushing the Mob Out of Businesses 2010-11-19T05:50:00Z Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who has covered yakuza gangsters in Japan for years, decided to convene an expert panel that might be more qualified to render a judgment on the game: three Tokyo gangsters. Consulting American Soldiers and Yakuza Gangsters on Video Game Violence 2010-08-13T21:02:00Z Adelstein explains that there is an informal understanding between yakuza and police who tolerate the gangs carrying out such charitable work, but not seeking publicity for it. Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z There, he says, he was accused by several members of Fujitsu’s board of keeping company with “antisocial forces” — a euphemism here for the yakuza, or Japan’s notorious mafia — and ordered to resign on the spot. Another Ouster Deepens the Mystery at Fujitsu 2010-05-11T01:01:00Z The sumo world and the yakuza world have long been intertwined. Sumo threatened by scandal and crime 2010-07-03T23:06:00Z Morio Umeda, who runs a public anti-yakuza advice center in Tokyo and runs seminars for companies on dealing with the yakuza, says inquiries are rising as more companies try to sever ties with the mob. Japan Pushing the Mob Out of Businesses 2010-11-19T05:50:00Z It’s unrealistic.” — while another suggested they were too frequent: No yakuza is going to run around getting into fistfights like that. Consulting American Soldiers and Yakuza Gangsters on Video Game Violence 2010-08-13T21:02:00Z "What they seek most is self-satisfaction," said Miyazaki, the son of the former yakuza boss. Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z Such attacks are often linked to gangsters known in Japan as yakuza. 2010-01-12T14:58:00Z Such actions stem from yakuza knowing what it's like to have to fend for yourself, without any government or community support, because they are considered outcasts. Yakuza among first with relief supplies in Japan 2011-03-25T21:46:30Z Those close to the yakuza call the attacks a sign of desperation. Japan Pushing the Mob Out of Businesses 2010-11-19T05:50:00Z |
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