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  2. 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.

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  3. May 19, 2024 · The number of arrested yakuza members in 2023 declined to 9610, compared with 22,495 in 2014, police said. Yakuza crackdowns have driven many members to quit and sent others underground.

  4. May 18, 2024 · The number of arrested yakuza members in 2023 declined to 9,610, compared to 22,495 in 2014, according to the police. Yakuza crackdowns have driven many members to quit and sent others underground.

  5. Oct 2, 2024 · Posted on 02 Oct 2024. The Yakuza, Japan’s notorious organized crime syndicates, have long wielded considerable influence over local communities, politics and the criminal underworld. Though they occupy a unique place in Japanese society, their power is gradually waning.

  6. Apr 8, 2016 · The yakuza, Japan’s notorious organized crime syndicates, are on the decline. While they still wield influence, their numbers have dwindled to around 53,000 members last year from a height of...

  7. Aug 15, 2022 · A report issued earlier this month by the National Police Agency indicated there were a total of 24,100 members of recognized underworld groups at the end of 2021, a decline of around 1,800...

  8. Nov 26, 2021 · This Japanese mafia was rich, much feared, and virtually untouchable. But now their numbers, money and power have dwindled. There are only 23,000 Yakuzas left today, and they are older and...