Yakuza (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.

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 organized crime in general. Yakuza adopt samurai-like …

2015年9月15日 · 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?

2019年7月16日 · They are famous figures in Japanese movies and comic books - the yakuza, sinister gangsters with elaborate tattoos and severed little fingers. What is the historical reality behind the manga icon, though?

2022年8月6日 · Formed in the 1600s, the Yakuza are a loose cartel of Japanese crime organizations that does everything from drug trafficking to stock market manipulation.

2020年2月7日 · Today, the Yakuza is commonly regarded as one of the wealthiest crime syndicates in the world. Although they are known for perpetrating heinous crimes in and outside Japan, they have also worked in the shadows helping disaster-struck areas in Japan. Here are 10 terrifying facts about the Yakuza, Japan’s most successful organized-crime gangs.

2024年10月11日 · Despite being illegal, the Yakuza remains a powerful force in Japanese society today, involved in everything from drug trafficking to money laundering. In this post, we will explore the history of the Yakuza and their impact on modern-day Japan.

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 their semi-legitimized presence in Japanese society, they are both feared and respected.

2018年12月16日 · Next to the Italian mafia, they are the most famous crime group. The name yakuza comes from a losing hand in a traditional Japanese card game. Ya ku sa — eight, nine, three. The group began in the Tokugawa period, also known as the Edo period, with the seemingly odd combination of gamblers and itinerant peddlers joining forces (Hill, 2004).

2023年8月22日 · The Yakuza is a complex and formidable criminal force within Japan. Distinguished by their distinctive tattoos and stringent moral code, Yakuza members hold membership in one of the world's most affluent criminal networks.

2023年10月16日 · Although they have fewer members each year, there are still active Yakuza organizations throughout Japan. In recent years, the Japanese government and police have been cracking down heavily on the Yakuza, dissuading them from carrying out criminal activities.

2024年3月8日 · The Yakuza, often known as the “gokudo” or “Japanese mafia,” is a well-known criminal organization in Japan with a long and complicated history. While they are involved in a variety of illicit activities such as gambling, prostitution, and drug trafficking, the Yakuza also play a unique and contradictory role in Japanese culture, which ...

2022年1月6日 · In 2011, the Yakuza had 70,300 members. The Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest Yakuza syndicate, had public offices, a website, and a large role in providing tsunami relief. Now, they are hidden, condemned, and hunted by police – in August, for the first time ever, a Yakuza boss was sentenced to death.

2019年1月23日 · Considered as the most feared crime syndicates from Japan, a closer look at the yakuza - how they came to be and where are they now.

2024年1月25日 · In the shadows ⁤of Japan’s bustling cities⁤ and tranquil countryside lurks ⁣a powerful and enigmatic ⁤organization known as the yakuza. With ‍a history dating back several centuries, this criminal syndicate has long been a‌ subject of fascination‍ and⁢ fear.

2024年12月29日 · The Yakuza, Japan's infamous organized crime syndicates, are as enigmatic as they are controversial. Known for their strict codes of conduct, intricate rituals, and influence in both legal and illegal enterprises, the Yakuza have become a significant, if shadowy, aspect of Japanese culture.

This article discusses the history and current state of the Yakuza, or organized crime in Japan. It explores how they impact society today, the Japanese government's response to them, international perspectives on the issue, and how technology is changing the game for them.

This article explores the complex relationship between the Yakuza, an organized crime syndicate in Japan, and the country's government and public. It looks at the history of the Yakuza, their culture and practices, public perception and government response.

The Yakuza, also known as "gokudo" or "ninkyo dantai," are Japan's equivalent of organized crime syndicates. Often portrayed in movies and literature as ruthless gangsters engaged in illegal activities, the Yakuza possess a multifaceted role within Japanese society that defies easy characterization.

The Yakuza, Japan’s infamous organized crime syndicates, have long been a subject of fascination, often compared to the Triads in China and the Mafia in the West. However, unlike their foreign counterparts, the Yakuza have a unique place in Japanese society, sometimes operating in plain sight with registered offices, business ventures, and ...

2021年10月4日 · Emblematic figures of terror and nightlife, these dangerous members of the Japanese mafia are known as yakuza. The word Yakuza originated more than 400 years ago under the Tokugawa shogunate. "Ya" means eight, "ku" means nine and "za" is …

2025年2月21日 · Should You Choose English Or Japanese in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Games from Japan occupy a unique position in the video game industry. Most of the time, they feature both Japanese ...

2025年2月18日 · The fourth mainline game in the series gave us another immensely complicated Japanese crime story and introduced some new wrinkles to the series along the way—the biggest being that Yakuza 4 is split into four parts, each with a different player character. Kiryu is still one of them, of course, but the other three are completely new characters we hadn't previously met.

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2025年2月18日 · Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is a game about a Japanese Yakuza member who travels to Hawaii and becomes a pirate. The title isn’t some clever metaphor, it’s just what the game is about.

2025年2月23日 · One of the many sidequests you'll take on in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is the Alo-Happy Photo Rally. Given to Majima by the employees of the Alo-Happy tour company, who are trying to compensate for a failing promotional program, this sidequest involves taking pictures of a series of locations around the map.

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2025年2月18日 · Besides Yakuza 0, there were only a few other times that Majima was playable – the newly added “Majima Saga” side story in Yakuza Kiwami 2 and the zombie shooter spin-off Yakuza: Dead Souls ...