Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the monolithic corporation that controls all electric power in Greater Tokyo, and runs the Fukushima Daichii nuclear plant that experienced a triple meltdown ...

The yakuza of Japan are often compared to other underground organizations like the Mafia or a Mexican drug cartel. With ...

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 and ...

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 and ...

One acting agency is supporting former mobsters who want to make efforts to turn their lives around. The "Yakuza" is the name given to organized crime groups in Japan. Similar to the mafia, these ...

Tendo, the daughter of a yakuza (mob) boss, grew up in 1970s and '80s Japan, living through the booms and busts of life on the wrong side of the law. Her first published work, Shoko uses unpracticed ...

SAN DIEGO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Japanese actor Ryoma Takeuchi believes that video game fans will find a special connection to the new television series “Like a Dragon: Yakuza.” The series, based on the ...