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1. asiatimes.com › 2020 › 12Yakuza alive, well and still kicking in Japan - Asia Times

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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.

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2. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-58321573Japanese yakuza mobster sentenced to death - BBC

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   Aug 24, 2021 · A court in south-western Japan has sentenced the head of a powerful crime syndicate to death by hanging. The court in the city of Fukuoka found that Nomura Satoru, aged 74, had ordered four ...

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-asia-58321573Japanese yakuza mobster sentenced to death - BBC News

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   Aug 24, 2021 · A court in south-western Japan has sentenced the head of a powerful crime syndicate to death by hanging. The court in the city of Fukuoka found that Nomura Satoru, aged 74, had ordered four ...

5. globalinitiative.net › analysis › the-last-yakuza-aThe last Yakuza: A life in the Japanese underworld, with ...

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   Oct 2, 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.

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7. www.telegraph.co.uk › news › 2021/10/30The rise and fall of the yakuza, Japan's ruthless mafia gangs

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   Oct 30, 2021 · There are currently 24 recognised groups and roughly 26,000 active yakuza members in Japan right now. The most dangerous group is the Kudo-kai, located in Southern Japan’s Kitakyushu...

8. www.france24.com › en › tv-showsThe end of the Yakuza in Japan? An aging mafia fails to ...

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   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 poorer.

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   What is a yakuza in Japan?

   • ‘ Yakuza ’ is a blanket term for a large number of organised crime groups within Japan – the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia, if you like. There are currently 24 recognised groups and roughly 26,000 active yakuza members in Japan right now. The most dangerous group is the Kudo-kai, located in Southern Japan’s Kitakyushu city.

   The rise and fall of the yakuza, Japan's ruthless mafia gangs

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   Are Yakuza fading away in Japan?

   • 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.

   Yakuza alive, well and still kicking in Japan - Asia Times

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   What happened to the Japanese yakuza?

   • At the height of their power in the 1960s, the Japanese Yakuza had more than 180,000 members. 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 poorer.

   The end of the Yakuza in Japan? An aging mafia fails to attract young

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   Are Yakuza in decline?

   • Yakuza are in decline. A new type of criminal is emerging: tokuryu Tokyo: A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokémon cards near Tokyo in April, a case seen as an example of Japanese organised crime groups struggling with declining membership.

   As Japan’s yakuza weakens, a new type of criminal emerges: tokuryu

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   Are there still yakuza in Osaka?

   • 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 poorer. Our reporters met with a Yakuza clan that is still active in southern Osaka.

   The end of the Yakuza in Japan? An aging mafia fails to attract young

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   Is the Yakuza a Mafia?

   • An aging mafia fails to attract young people The Yakuza have long been one of the biggest criminal organisations in the world. At the height of their power in the 1960s, the Japanese Yakuza had more than 180,000 members. This Japanese mafia was rich, much feared, and virtually untouchable. But now their numbers, money and power have dwindled.

   The end of the Yakuza in Japan? An aging mafia fails to attract young

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10. www.smh.com.au › world › asiaYakuza are in decline. A new type of criminal is emerging ...

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    May 19, 2024 · A plastic sheet covers the site where the dead bodies of an older couple were found in Nasu town, Tochigi prefecture, north-east of Tokyo, this year. AP. Police call them “tokuryu,” anonymous gangsters and tech-savvy young people hired for specific jobs.