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YAKUZA

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2015
Crime syndicate Yamaguchi-gumi may be splitting up: sources
The country's largest crime syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, may be splitting up as more than a dozen affiliate groups are expected to leave and form a new organization in the near future, investigative sources said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2015
Yakuza syndicate raided over illegal dumping of toxic waste
Police raided the headquarters of Japan's largest yakuza syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, on Tuesday after 14 workers at a waste disposal plant in Kobe became sick.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Aug 1, 2015
Crime report suggests the yakuza are evolving
It appears the National Police Agency is serious about cracking down on organized crime.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2015
Leader of major yakuza group faces tax evasion charges
The leader of the Kudo-kai major crime syndicate was served a fresh arrest warrant Tuesday for allegedly hiding hundreds of millions of yen collected from members affiliated with the group and evading income tax, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2015
Leader of major yakuza gang arrested over vote-buying in Chiba
The leader of a major crime syndicate is under arrest on suspicion of entertaining voters in connection with the Chiba Prefectural Assembly election, police said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
May 13, 2015
Sign of the times as yakuza classic gets kudos at Cannes
In the early 2000s, when I was writing a book about yakuza movies, veterans of the genre's 1960s and '70s heyday I met had a fierce pride in their work but no illusions about its low ranking in the film-world hierarchy. In particular, the Toei studio's films about sword-swinging or gun-toting gangsters...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
May 9, 2015
Keeping the yakuza away from the 2020 Olympics
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo should be a cause for celebration but this may depend on who you talk to.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Apr 4, 2015
Learning valuable lessons from the yakuza?
"He had connections and interactions with individuals related to the yakuza. Why on earth would he be appointed a (Cabinet) minister? The responsibility of the prime minister for appointing him to this position is tremendously weighty."
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 27, 2015
This month's latest games — from play dough to gangsters
Nintendo molds a new Kirby
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2015
Ranks of violent Kyushu yakuza gang declining amid crackdown, police report
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police said the ranks of the Kyushu-area yakuza group Kudo-kai, including members and associate members, have decreased by 80 from a year before to 870 at the end of last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2015
Fukuoka police hand out anti-yakuza manga to school children
Police in Fukuoka Prefecture are distributing a manga booklet that aims to steer schoolchildren away from becoming a yakuza member.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2014
Morikazu Tanaka, prosecutor-turned-lawyer to the underworld, dies at 71
Morikazu Tanaka, a prosecutor-turned-lawyer who was known for his underworld connections, died Saturday morning of stomach cancer at a Tokyo hospital, people close to him said. He was 71.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Oct 4, 2014
Yakuza do what Abe Cabinet pick can't
In most countries, police officers and criminals are supposed to be on opposite sides of the law, especially the higher up the chain of command you go, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe doesn't appear to think this is necessary.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2014
Fukuoka police arrest 15 in yakuza crackdown
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police round up 15 members of Kudo-kai as part of a major sweep of the brutal Kyushu yakuza group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 5, 2014
Mizuho to heed frontline troops
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.'s newly chairwoman says she wants to be receptive to the opinions of those running its frontline operations to boost the lender's oversight structure in the wake of last year's yakuza loan scandal.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2014
Kudo-kai fourth yakuza syndicate blacklisted by U.S.
The U.S. Treasury Department slapped economic sanctions on a major yakuza underworld syndicate and its leaders Wednesday, the fourth such Japanese gang to be blacklisted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2014
Mizuho boss vows reforms after loan scandal
The president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. pledged Tuesday to improve corporate governance, including through the establishment of oversight committees, to prevent any more scandals involving loans to yakuza.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 14, 2014
From NHK, an offer you can't refuse
The state broadcaster's approach to separating the Japanese public from its money is legally and ethically troublesome, writes Colin P.A. Jones.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 3, 2014
Loved abroad, hated at home: The art of Japanese tattooing
The perception gap between international views of irezumi and those of Japanese people dates back more than 150 years, to when foreigners first laid eyes on Japanese tattoos. Since that time, however, Japanese tattooists have influenced their foreign counterparts in remarkable ways — and sometimes vice-versa.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2014
Sure winners in 2020 Tokyo Olympics? Gangsters
As Japan bets on a big economic boost from the 2020 Olympics, it might be dismayed by what's happening right now in Russia. Moody's doubts the Sochi Games will be much of a plus for that economy.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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