The move was made in an effort to seize material evidence about the nexus between Sumo wrestling and the "Yakuza," Japan's Mafia-like organized-crime groups that date from the 17th century. Days of infamy are likely to follow the Sumo-Yakuza relationship More results ► Thesaurus browser ?
1.(Law)the yakuzaa Japanese criminal organization involved in illegal gambling, extortion, gun-running, etc 2.(Law) a member of this organization [C20: from Japaneseyaeight +kunine +zathree, the worst hand in a game of cards] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Editi...
Findings ? In Japan, there are more than 80,000 regular or associate Yakuza gang members. Yakuza groups are changing their styles and behaviors and adjusting to a changing society. The Japanese government has been tackling organized crime. The two main measures against organized crime are new ...
The Yamaguchi-gumi split into two groups at the end of August could spark gang wars in Japan. The Yamaguchi-gumi had 72 factions before the split. The other 21 organized crime groups in Japan will have to decide which group to support: the old guard or the rebels. That may cause groups...
Interestingly, after the devastating Kobe earthquake of January 17, 1995, it was the Yamaguchi-gumi who first came to the aid of victims in the gang's home city. Likewise, after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, different yakuza groups sent truck-loads of supplies to the affected area. Anothe...
3.It’s thought in Yamaguchi-gumi there are around 500 separate yakuza groups. 据认为,在山口组大约有 500 的黑帮团体。机翻 「世界奇趣谱」 4.In Japan, members of the yakuza crime syndicate are known to chop off their own fingers to make amends for a misdeed. 在日本,黑帮犯罪集团的成员会...
Yakuza, originally released in Japan as Like a Dragon (龍が如く Ryū Ga Gotoku) is an action-adventure beat 'em up video game created by Toshihiro NagoshiWP, and developed and published by SEGAWP. The original SonyWP PlayStation 2WP game was developed be
The Yamaguchi-gumi split into two groups at the end of August could spark gang wars in Japan. The Yamaguchi-gumi had 72 factions before the split. The other 21 organized crime groups in Japan will have to decide which group to support: the old guard or the rebels. That may cause groups...
The Seiryu Clan (横浜星龍会, Yokohama Seiryū-kai), later known as Bleach Japan (ブリーチジャパン, Burīchi Japan), is a yakuza organization operating out of Isezaki Ijincho, Yokohama. It is one of the three member organizations of the Ijin Three. It is
Yakuza members gather to attend the funeral for 'Yamaguchi-Gumi' leader Kazuo Taoka on October 25, 1981 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The Asahi Shimbun Of all the yakuza groups in Japan, the Yamaguchi-gumi, founded in 1915, was the gang that ruled them all until the organization split ...