Comments on: Japanese Yakuza, History and Current News

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:25:39 +0000

I’d say the most up-to-date account of the Yakuza by someone who’s worked with them close up is a book called ‘Tokyo Vice’ by Jake Adelstein. Jake was a reporter with the Yomiuri newspaper and his book does a good job of showing the nature of the Yakuza in relation to the police and Japanese society.

By: Ryoshihikitsure

Ryoshihikitsure — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:49:14 +0000

If you wish to go and fine the Yakuza, I suggest you tavel to Japan, go to the older sectionsof the country. If you wish to seek someone from the Yakuza, then you should show no fear and be honest with your snawers. Also the yAkuza do not take too kindly to non japanese interest in their dealings, so if you do decide to do anything that highlights the ins and outs of the society, then be sure to take a gesture token with you. These people, do not take prisoners and are vey much old schol=ol. SO trust, lya;lty and honour are very high. If you deceive them, then expect verfy high consquences.

My advice, leave well alone.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:53:36 +0000

Yakuza in Japan have some connection with the local police, somehow. when they do terrible and bad things they still will be sent to jail, regardless. However, news of fights among them don’t always get to the police. maybe it’s like some sort of a way for the Japanese police to get rid of bad people without getting their hands dirty. It’s a tactfully mutual agreement if you ask me.

But they still will be sent to jail, that’s for sure such in the case of Tetsuya Shiroo, a member of the Yamaguchi clan. On May 26, 2008 Tetsuya Shiroo was sentenced to death due to the assination of the Nagasaki mayor at that time, Iccho Itoh.

Rather than the police, the yakuza is much more closely related to the political world in Japan.

By: Pallavi

Pallavi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:42:45 +0000

If the yakuza do illegal things then why does the police and Japanese government accept them? Do they still get put in jail?

By: Admin

Admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:35:49 +0000

This is really a tough cookie. Well, honestly, I do not know how exactly to contact a yakuza but one thing I know is that would be something hard to do since yakuza is much an underground group that barely have direct contact with the world society publicly. They don’t have websites involve in many illegal and underground business. But they do business with foreigners for sure, IF they are going to benefit from the project too. They have basses in LA, San Francisco, New York City and of course, Las Vegas. It’ll be hard to get in contact with the boss straight since there are bodyguards everywhere and they will limit contact to only the necessary people (well, basically because they can assassinate one another). One thing you can do to get info is perhaps to contact other yakuza books publisher or yakuza movie producer to get more information.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:46:02 +0000

hi, how would one contact the yakuza. I am looking for investment for my book to publish it and make a movie about it. Most of it is written in a japanese prison about six years ago. Do they do buisness with foreigners.