There are thought to be nearly 100,000 Yakuza members in Japan. When they enlist in individual gangs they are taken to a secret location where they are trained in hand-to-hand combat and meditation.

A former yakuza member who retired in his 70s ... To begin with, young people today dislike being tied down to a gang.” The graying of the Japanese population is striking all sectors of society ...

In the past, yakuza groups flaunted their presence ... which boasts the second largest number of gang members in Japan after the Kobe-based Yamaguchi-gumi, is retreating further from public ...

Japanese society is a much safer society than most. The "institutionalisation" of crime in the form of about 80,000 registered gang members may play a role in that. The yakuza are suffering along ...

The Yamaguchi-gumi was founded in 1915 in Hyogo prefecture, western Japan. It expanded significantly from the late 1950s to the early '70s, becoming the most powerful yakuza gang in Japan.

A senior member of the infamous Japanese yakuza gang was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April. The case has been seen as an example of Japanese crime groups struggling ...

According to France's Le Monde, it's surprising to see a gang member, let alone a leader, arrested for petty theft in Japan, especially given the yakuza's historical association with more serious ...

TOKYO - Membership of Japan’s yakuza criminal underworld hit a new low of 18,800 in 2024 after years of decline, falling below the 20,000 mark for the first time, police data showed on April 3.

(Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of yakuza members and associates in Japan fell to a record low ... In some cases, current or former gang members have been identified as leaders or ...

The number of yakuza members and associates in Japan fell to a record low of 18,800 at the end of last year amid a rise ... profiting from tokuryu activities by bringing them under their umbrella. In ...

Naoto Watanabe, a police attaché with the Japanese embassy in Thailand, also attended. According to the investigation, Mr Yamakushi was a former boss of a yakuza gang in Japan and leader of call ...

Naoto Watanabe, a police attaché with the Japanese embassy in Thailand, also attended. According to the investigation, Mr Yamakushi was a former boss of a yakuza gang in Japan and leader of call ...