South China Morning Post · General

Why Japan’s yakuza crime groups are on the verge of disappearing | South China Morning Post

Story summary

The yakuza are seeing a pop cultural renaissance with hit TV shows like Tokyo Vice and video games such as Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. In reality, however, the Japanese organised crime groups are in serious decline. But do their shrinking numbers tell the whole story? To learn more, the Post’s Jonathan Vit spoke…

Read at South China Morning Post

Opens the original publisher in a new tab. Full articles belong to their publishers; a subscription may be required.

Your local edition.

Choose a timezone for story timestamps and date filters.