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      • Known informally as the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza are a 400-year-old criminal syndicate that carries out everything from human trafficking to real estate sales.
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      Inside The Yakuza, The 400-Year-Old Mafia Of Japan

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › YakuzaYakuza - Wikipedia

    Yakuza (Japanese: ヤクザ, IPA: [jaꜜkɯdza]; English: / j ə ˈ k uː z ə, ˈ j æ k uː z ə /), also known as gokudō (極道, "the extreme path", IPA: [gokɯꜜdoː]), are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan.

  4. www.britannica.com › topic › yakuzaYakuza | History, Meaning, Rituals, & Facts | Britannica

    Jul 22, 2024 · Also called: bōryokudan or gokudō. Key People: Taoka Kazuo. yakuza, Japanese gangsters, members of what are formally called bōryokudan (“violence groups”), or Mafia -like criminal organizations.

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  6. allthatsinteresting.com › yakuzaInside The Yakuza, The 400-Year-Old Mafia Of Japan

    Aug 6, 2022 · Known informally as the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza are a 400-year-old criminal syndicate that carries out everything from human trafficking to real estate sales.

  7. www.cnn.com › 2015/09/15 › asiaThe yakuza: Inside Japan’s murky criminal underworld | CNN

    Sep 15, 2015 · Last month, Japan’s largest crime group split into two main factions. But what is the yakuza, how much influence do they wield, and what could this split mean?

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  9. worldhistoryedu.com › who-are-the-yakuza-10-factsWho are the Yakuza? 10 Facts about Japan’s most successful ...

    Feb 7, 2020 · In the simplest of terms, the Yakuza are Japan’s mafia. They are organized and very wealthy crime groups whose impact have far-reaching consequences on Japan’s society. Yakuza started off as gamblers and street traders before descending into the world of organized crime.

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

    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 city.

  11. www.thoughtco.com › the-yakuza-organized-crime-195571History and Background on the Yakuza in Japan - ThoughtCo

    Jul 16, 2019 · A brief history of the Yakuza, Japan's organized crime syndicates with roots going back to the Tokugawa period.

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