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Citizens battle Kudo-kai yakuza gang to take back their streets
KITA-KYUSHU--It sounds like a cliched movie plot, citizens living in fear of a yakuza gang and banding together with law enforcement to drive out gangsters and restore normalcy. But that's the ...
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The yakuza have resorted to stealing Pokemon cards. Japan is worried about the next generation of gangsters
A senior member of the infamous Japanese yakuza gang was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April. The case has been seen as an example of Japanese crime groups struggling ...
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Japan's yakuza — once powerful organized crime figures — are reduced to stealing Pokémon cards
According to France's Le Monde, it's surprising to see a gang member, let alone a leader, arrested for petty theft in Japan, especially given the yakuza's historical association with more serious ...
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For former yakuza, the real hustle starts once they leave
This man said he grew up poor in eastern Japan and had dropped out of high school when he decided to join a gang. “I’ll make a name for myself in ‘gokudo’ (the yakuza world),” he said he ...