List of Yakuza syndicates - Wikipedia
WEBYakuza (Japanese: ヤクザ, [jaꜜkɯza]), also known as gokudō (極道, "the extreme path"), are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. Syndicates. Four largest syndicates.
Yakuza - Wikipedia
WEBYakuza (Japanese: ヤクザ, IPA: [jaꜜkɯdza]; English: / jəˈkuːzə, ˈjækuːzə /), also known as gokudō (極道, "the extreme path", IPA: [gokɯꜜdoː]), are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan.
Yakuza battle Chinese gangs for control of Japan’s criminal …
WEBJan 30, 2023 · In 2002, Chinese gang members shot two yakuza in a busy night-club called Parisienne in the Kabukicho area of Tokyo, which is famous for its nightlife. The yakuza were asking the Chinese gang for...
Where Yakuzas Wander: Visiting The Most Wanted Streets Of Tokyo …
WEBNov 1, 2022 · On a trip to Tokyo, a traveller hit the ’90s stomping grounds of the Japanese underworld- Yakuzas with true-crime novelist Jake Adelstein. By Nupur Singh Published: Nov 01, 2022 03:01 PM IST7 min read. The Kabukicho Street in Tokyo.
Are Tokyo Vice's Yakuza Gangs Real? Tozawa & Chihara-Kai …
WEBApr 16, 2022 · Tokyo Vice: Exploring the real-world Yakuza gang characters that inspired the players of Tozawa, Ishida and Chihara-Kai in the HBO Max series.
As Japan's yakuza weakens, police focus shifts to unorganized …
WEBMay 18, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April, a case seen as an example of Japanese organized crime groups struggling with declining membership.
The yakuza: Inside Japan’s murky criminal underworld | CNN
WEBSep 15, 2015 · Last month, Japan’s largest crime group split into two main factions. But what is the yakuza, how much influence do they wield, and what could this split mean?
Kamurochō - Wikipedia
WEBKamurochō (Japanese: 神室町) is a fictional district of Tokyo from Sega's Yakuza media franchise. It is modelled after Kabukichō, Tokyo's renowned red-light district and entertainment precinct situated in Shinjuku ward.
‘Tokyo Vice’ Revisits a Faded Underworld - The New York Times
WEBApr 1, 2022 · This cross-cultural crime thriller, which recalls a time when the yakuza ruled Tokyo’s red-light districts and back alleyways, traced a twisty path to TV.
Tokyo Vice reminds me of my experience with the yakuza in Japan
WEBMay 13, 2022 · In the series the bad boss, Tozawa (played by Tanida Ayumi), is setting up a fraudulent loan company that makes money from people’s debt by giving them the option to kill themselves and pay their...
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