A missing fingertip offers a clue to Mako Nishimura's criminal past as one of Japan's few female yakuza. But after clawing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fans recently learned a lot about the upcoming Mafia: The Old Country, and its pricing furthers two contrasting patterns across the industry. Yakuza 0's prequel story makes it approachable for ...

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 ...

There’s something undeniably gripping about the world of the Yakuza. Maybe it’s the quiet code of honor in a world of crime. Maybe it’s the suit-wearing chaos, the strange mix of violence and dignity, ...

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 ...

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