There are thought to be nearly 100,000 Yakuza members in Japan. When they enlist in individual gangs they are taken to a secret location where they are trained in hand-to-hand combat and meditation.

It expanded significantly from the late 1950s to the early '70s, becoming the most powerful yakuza gang in Japan. The year 2005 proved to be a pivotal one for the group, as two new leaders took ...

A senior member of the infamous Japanese yakuza gang was arrested for allegedly stealing ... Yakuza once operated from well-marked offices, often with signs out front and symbols of their trade ...

But from July, bosses of affiliated gangs have been meeting periodically, and some of the gangs have shown signs of wanting to ... aspects of Japanese society, yakuza gangs have also taken a ...