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Japan

Yakuza death sentence won’t stop organized crime

by Robert Whiting October 11, 2021October 16, 2021

Satoru Nomura, the 74-year-old head of Japan’s infamous Kudo-kai crime syndicate, made news in August when he became the first active yakuza boss to receive a death sentence. Handed down by a district court in Fukuoka, the sentence was punishment for his involvement in a murder and three other violent assaults. Despite the lack of […]

Japan

Noose’s shadow dangles over Japan’s yakuza bosses

by Jake Adelstein August 30, 2021September 3, 2021

Japan

Yakuza death sentence puts Japan’s mob on notice

by Jake Adelstein August 29, 2021September 1, 2021

An ode to Tokyo, a two-times Olympian host

by Bradley K. Martin August 3, 2021August 7, 2021

Japan

Japan ex-PM Abe apologizes in wining/dining case

by AT Contributor December 25, 2020December 25, 2020

Japan

Never get in bed with the yakuza

by Grant Newsham December 7, 2020December 10, 2020

Japan

Corporate scandals among the ways yakuza hurt Japan

by Grant Newsham December 6, 2020December 8, 2020

Japan

Yakuza: a tough mess to clean up

by Grant Newsham December 5, 2020December 7, 2020

Japan

Yakuza alive, well and still kicking in Japan

by Grant Newsham December 3, 2020December 7, 2020

AT+

Following the money behind Suga’s new reign

by Bradley K. Martin October 17, 2020November 12, 2020

Japan

Mob war mirrors race for Japan’s next premier

by Jake Adelstein September 6, 2020September 9, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

How to enjoy Japan and stay out of jail

by Jake Adelstein September 22, 2019February 18, 2020

Participants show their traditional Japanese tattoos related to the Yakuza during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on May 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Behrouz Mehri

Japan, Northeast Asia

Yakuza war has anniversary with a bloody bang

by Jake Adelstein September 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Mobile penis flashers on the rise in Japan

by Jake Adelstein August 25, 2019February 18, 2020

Participants show their traditional Japanese tattoos related to the Yakuza during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on May 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Behrouz Mehri

Japan, Northeast Asia

Yakuza: Comedians with the killer punchlines

by Jake Adelstein July 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

French probe casts light on dark practices in Tokyo’s Olympics bid

by Jake Adelstein January 31, 2019February 18, 2020

Participants show their traditional Japanese tattoos related to the Yakuza during the annual Sanja Matsuri festival in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on May 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Behrouz Mehri

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, World

Japan’s leading yakuza gangs in US Treasury’s cross-hairs

by Jake Adelstein October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A pedestrian walks past a screen flashing news on the execution of Shoko Asahara, leader of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, in Tokyo on July 6. Photo: AFP/ Toshifumi Kitamura

Australia, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, World

Shoko Asahara, mastermind of 1995 nerve gas attack, finally hanged

by Jake Adelstein July 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Retired Japanese crime boss Shigeharu Shirai, 72, is shown to the press in Thailand to show his gang-style tattoos at a police station after his arrest in Lopburi. Shirai had been on the run for more than 14 years. He was caught after photos of his yakuza tattoos and a missing little finger went viral on social media. Photo: AFP/ from Royal Thai Police

AT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Is Japanese organized crime a sunset industry? Don’t bet on it

by Grant Newsham April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Jared Leto in The Outsider. Photo: Netflix

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Your average Yakuza wouldn’t recognize himself in this movie

by Andreas Johansson March 22, 2018February 18, 2020