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

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

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Hidenari Ugaki, the voice actor behind fan-favorite Yakuza anti-hero Goro Majima, pitched a game based on his own character ...

The graying of the Japanese population is striking all sectors of society, and even organized crime isn't immune. As of the end of 2019, 51.2 percent of the nation's 14,400 or so yakuza members ...

A fan of Sega’s Like a Dragon series discovers a real-life pair of shoes that are identical to the character Goro Majima’s ...

It has been 30 years since Japan started a sweeping clampdown on organized crime, which thinned the ranks of the yakuza across Japan and caused many gangsters just like this man to rethink their ways.

Anime is becoming increasingly mainstream, but with the many recent hits it has churned out, one may overlook its best underrated gems.

These astonishing photographs give an unprecedented glimpse inside the world of the Yakuza, the Japanese organised crime syndicates, known for their brutality, tattoos and strict code of honour ...

Mirage was the preceding entry to Assassin's Creed Shadows. The game was a return to roots for the franchise after the series shifted gears into RPG territory with Origins. It was a short but focused ...