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

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Nineteen Japanese men were extradited from Cambodia on April 11 as details of their suspected fraud operation emerged, including ties to a yakuza organization and forced participation in the ...

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

One of children's TV icons had his fingers doctored for the Japanese market for a chilling and surprising reason. In Japan the country's most feared mafia - the Yakuza - cut off their little fingers ...

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Unlike the recent Like a Dragon games, however, the combat isn’t turn-based. It’s more of the real-time beat-‘em-up style from earlier Yakuza games. See our Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii ...