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Oct 10, 2012 · Japan’s notorious homegrown mafia, the yakuza, is different. Sure they are a gang, but to compare them to Colombian drug lords or the Bloods or Crips of Los Angeles is not fair. Operations, publicity, and even acceptance of yakuza are on a different level than other criminal enterprises.
- Treat your ‘oyabun’ with respect. In yakuza gangs, there’s a structure called “oyabun-kobun” that you’d be foolish to disobey. Oyabun refers to the “father” and kobun to his loyal “son”.
- Don’t steal from the everyday man. The romanticised vision of the yakuza paints them as Robin Hood-like figures, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor; committing white-collar crimes while helping everyday people when they’re in need.
- Don’t disrupt the harmony of the gang or touch the partner of a fellow member. Being in the yakuza is like being part of a brotherhood. Once you don the hallmarks of a Japanese gangster – tattoos from head-to-toe and a half pinky – it’s a ride or die situation.
- Never involve yourself with drugs. Although the initiation into the yakuza involves the new son drinking sake with their oyabun, when it comes to drug dealing and drug use, the majority of yakuza gangs are staunchly against it.
Jan 16, 2024 · Typically a woman involved with the yakuza might be an anesan, a boss’ wife who takes care of young affiliates and mediates between them and her husband. Wives and partners of the members ...
Oct 2, 2024 · Few understand this shift better than journalist Jake Adelstein, who has spent years uncovering the Yakuza’s inner workings – from high-level corruption to personal anecdotes, such as a Yakuza member requesting a photo be altered to conceal his boss’s missing pinky finger.
Jan 17, 2024 · The yakuza is dominated by men and leaves only informal roles to women. Typically a woman involved with the yakuza might be an anesan, a boss’ wife who takes care of young affiliates and mediates between them and her husband. Wives and partners of the members support the group in a peripheral way.
Jan 17, 2024 · The yakuza is dominated by men and leaves only informal roles to women. Typically, a woman involved with the yakuza might be an anesan, a boss’ wife who takes care of young affiliates and ...
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Dec 3, 2020 · In recent years, foreign reporters in Tokyo have written about the decline of Japanese organized crime – the yakuza – owing to the passage of new anti-yakuza regulations. They’ve predicted the eventual fading away of the country’s unique criminal subculture.
