Although the modern Yakuza has diversified, some gangs still identify with one group or the other; for example, a gang whose primary source of income is illegal gambling may refer to …

2025年1月14日 · In Japan and elsewhere, especially in the West, the term yakuza can be used to refer to individual gangsters or criminals as well as to their organized groups and to Japanese …

Yakuza (Japanese: ヤクザ, [jaꜜkɯza]), also known as gokudō (極道, "the extreme path"), are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan.

2019年7月16日 · Even today, specific yakuza gangs may identify themselves as tekiya or bakuto, depending on how they make the majority of their money. They also retain rituals used by the …

The Yakuza, often referred to as the Japanese mafia, is a syndicate made up of various organized crime groups. Known for their strict code of conduct, elaborate tattoos, and sometimes even …

The Yakuza is the name given to organized criminal gangs from Japan. The Yakuza is not a single organization but rather a collection of separate gangs or clans akin to the American …

2022年8月6日 · The Yakuza were, and remain today, something else altogether – a complex group of syndicates and the country’s most powerful and misunderstood criminal gangs. And …

2018年12月16日 · As criminal gangs go, yakuza are genteel, especially compared to the Italian mafia. The yakuza typically don’t get involved in theft, armed robbery, or other street crimes. …