Japan has seen a surge in desperate young people committing ‘yami baito’ – small-time crimes as part-time jobs.

Yakuza games have recently seen a rise in popularity thanks to their unique identity and tight gameplay elements.

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A man who federal prosecutors say runs a notorious Japanese organized crime syndicate pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials to Iran and U.S. weapons abandoned in ...

A Japanese Yakuza leader has pleaded guilty in the US to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar. Takeshi Ebisawa "brazenly trafficked nuclear material, including weapons-grade ...

Yakuza is a Japanese term used for members of organised crime syndicates, or mafias, in Japan. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court to weapons and narcotics trafficking.

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A Japanese Yakuza leader has pleaded guilty to attempting to traffic weapons-grade plutonium for Iran’s nuclear weapons programme. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, faces life in prison after entering the ...

A member of the Japanese yakuza criminal underworld pleaded guilty to handling nuclear material sourced from Myanmar and seeking to sell it to fund an illicit arms deal, US authorities said Wednesday.