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  1. 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.

  2. May 31, 2024 · yakuza, Japanese gangsters, members of what are formally called bōryokudan (“violence groups”), or Mafia-like criminal organizations. In Japan and elsewhere, especially in the West, the term yakuza can be used to refer to individual gangsters or criminals as well as to their organized groups and to Japanese organized crime in ...

  3. 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.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_YakuzaThe Yakuza - Wikipedia

    The Yakuza is a 1974 neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura and Brian Keith. The screenplay by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne is from a story by Schrader's brother, Leonard Schrader .

  5. Jul 16, 2019 · The yakuza originated during the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603 - 1868) with two separate groups of outcasts. The first of those groups were the tekiya, wandering peddlers who traveled from village to village, selling low-quality goods at festivals and markets.

  6. Sep 15, 2015 · The yakuza: Inside Japan’s murky criminal underworld. By Jake Adelstein, for CNN. 7 minute read. Updated 3:47 AM EST, Wed December 16, 2015. Link Copied! A 53-year-old former yakuza member...

  7. Mar 19, 1975 · The Yakuza: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Eiji Okada, Herb Edelman. American private-eye Harry Kilmer returns to Japan to rescue a friend's kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the Yakuza.

  8. yakuza.sega.comYakuza

    THE LATEST GAME IN THE YAKUZA SERIES. Overview. INFINITE ADVENTURE. Live it up in Japan and explore all that Hawaii has to offer in an adventure so big it spans the Pacific. Unforgettable moments await at every step of the journey with a unique mix of quests and activities to enjoy at your leisure.

  9. Oct 30, 2021 · For years, the yakuza have terrorised Japanese society. But now that their most notorious leader is behind bars, is this the end of an era?

  10. The Like a Dragon series, formerly the Yakuza series, is a franchise of primarily action-adventure and role-playing games created by Toshihiro Nagoshi, developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (formerly Sega CS1 Team), and published by SEGA.