When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with ...

When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with their tattoos, rigid hierarchy and codes of honor. Instead he was drawn to the ...

The once powerful yakuza, feared for their ferocity, are dwindling in numbers. And their crimes are now as frivolous as stealing Pokémon cards.

Yakuza members show off their tattoos at a Shinto festival in Tokyo - Jiangang Wang The American journalist Jake Adelstein has spent decades in Japan exposing the secrets of organised crime gangs.

The Yakuza are often portrayed as shadowy criminals operating outside society. The reality is far more complicated. This ...

Japan`s yakuza face a new threat: tokuryu. Learn how these tech-savvy criminals use online scams & fleeting alliances to dominate the underworld. Click to explore the changing face of crime!

"There was even a case where being part of the project helped someone gain approval for marriage from their partner’s parents ...

With Yakuza Kiwami 3 coming soon, we’re ranking ten of the best games from the series that you can play right now.

ALBAWABA - A 25-year-old Japanese woman has gone viral after "marrying" Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist from the hit Sega video ...

The Like a Dragon series – known for most of its life as the Yakuza series – has just had its latest release, the elegantly titled Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. But as you may ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...