These sleeves hide the tattoos on his arms, which reveal his previous life with an organized criminal gang in Japan, the Yakuza. Shindo said he joined the yakuza as a young man because, “I was looking ...

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.

A Japanese man believed to run call-centre scam gangs in Cambodia and Vietnam has been arrested for a string of crimes in his home country following a police raid on a rented house in Bangkok.The ...

There's something quintessentially heartfelt and intimate about karaoke, and Bakamitai fits the bill as the most iconic ...

An ex-Yakuza boss with a web of international crimes was arrested in Bangkok’s Sathorn district with over 30 million baht in ...

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Originally released as a PlayStation 2 game in 2005, Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan) spawned a lengthy and beloved video game series that follows the many conflicts and schemes of yakuza families ...

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Don't get me wrong, a Batman Ninja sequel could be great, but there's a brilliant idea in this faux anime opening waiting to be pounced on.

Yes, as the name suggests, actual members of the Yakuza rained down on Gotham City, and apparently, it was normal. Moments later, the Bat Family realized that Japan was floating over Gotham City ...

Batman is going full anime once again with the release of Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League this month, and Warner Bros. Japan ...