The first time I saw a Yakuza member in the streets of Kabukicho ... crazy tattooed gangsters running around with swords and guns killing each other every chance they got.

The TL;DR is, courtesy of Wikipedia, that the mafiosa-like Yakuza once had an estimated 184,000 members across Japan, but now is thought to have slightly over 10,000. However, the yakuza is known ...

Takeshi Ebisawa, a high-ranking Yakuza member, has pleaded guilty in a New York court to trafficking weapons-grade nuclear ...

Shinya Yuyama is a former member of the yakuza in Japan. He says he was arrested 11 times, as a juvenile and adult, and has served eight years in prison. He says he joined the mob when he was 18 ...

A Japanese Yakuza leader pleaded guilty in New York federal court to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Burma to ...

The killing last month of a senior yakuza member in broad daylight was a violent reminder that two of the country's largest crime syndicates are at war. The murder in the city of Amagasaki is just ...

"The tattoos are crucial to yakuza members," according to Anton. But they're not used as markers to signify you're part of a gang, like they are in some places in Central and North America.

In the new world of ruthless capitalism, the true yakuza hero, as a man of honor, only fights with a Japanese sword. He is also a loner ... program speakers, board members, and other affiliates are ...

A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing ... front and symbols of their trade such as lanterns and samurai swords visible through the windows. They were often portrayed ...