KITA-KYUSHU--Once Japan’s most feared yakuza gang, Kudo-kai based here in Fukuoka Prefecture now exists mostly in name only. Its leader is in prison, the group’s ranks are depleted and those ...

Japan has seen a surge in desperate young people committing ‘yami baito’ – small-time crimes as part-time jobs.

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.

Dana White's former competitor Pride FC will be the focus of VICE TV's new series 'Dark Side of the Cage' as their popularity will be documented.

Court papers said Ebisawa — who U.S. prosecutors say is a leader of Japan's notorious Yakuza mafia — told the DEA's confidential source in 2020 that he had access to a large quantity of ...

Yakuza games have recently seen a rise in popularity thanks to their unique identity and tight gameplay elements.

A FEARED Japanese gang boss was plotting to traffic plutonium ... as part of a global web of illegal activity. The feared Yakuza crime leader now faces decades in prison after being charged ...

The Yakuza series has no shortage of weird and ... Outside of beating up roving gangs of pirates and the occasional bounty with my small tiger companion, I found myself recruiting a wide ...