yakuza
Sign in to save, also known as , or simply the Japanese Mafia, are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media (by request of the police) call them , while the yakuza call themselves . The English equivalent for the term yakuza is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization.
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Yakuza are members of organized crime syndicates that originated in Japan and operate across multiple countries, engaging in Mafia-like criminal activities. They are significant enough that Japanese police and media have specific terminology for them, and understanding who they are helps explain a major aspect of organized crime in Japan and internationally.
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Key facts
- Criminal organization.territory
- Primarily Japan, particularly in Kantō/Tokyo, Kansai, Kyushu/Fukuoka, and Chūbu; also internationally in South Korea, Australia, the Western United States (Hawaii and California), Thailand (Phuket), Canada, Brazil (São Paulo), Mexico
- Criminal organization.activities
- Varied, including illegitimate businesses, as well as an array of criminal and non-criminal activities
- Criminal organization.notable_members
- Principal clans: Yamaguchi-gumi Sumiyoshi-kai Inagawa-kai
- Criminal organization.name
- Yakuza
- Criminal organization.native_name
- Ninkyō dantai
- Criminal organization.founded
- 17th century(presumed to have originated from the )
- Criminal organization.ethnicity
- Primarily Japanese; occasionally Koreans and Japanese Americans
- Criminal organization.membership
- members quasi-members
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36 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origins
- Kyushu
- Organization and activities
- Structure
- Rituals
- Syndicates
- Number of members and quasi-members
- Designated yakuza (''Shitei Bōryokudan'')
- Three largest syndicates and six major syndicates
- Current activities
- Japan
- Yakuza's aid in earthquakes
- United States
- Asia (outside Japan)
- Constituent members
- Burakumin
- Ethnic Koreans
- Law enforcement and indirect enforcement
- Operation Summit
- Anti-yakuza laws
- Yakuza exclusion ordinances
- Outside Japan
- Current situation
- Legacy
- Yakuza in society
- Film
- Television
- Video games
- Manga, anime and television dramas
- Yakuza-related terminology
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
, also known as , or simply the Japanese Mafia, are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media (by request of the police) call them , while the yakuza call themselves . The English equivalent for the term yakuza is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization.
The yakuza are known for their strict codes of conduct, their organized fiefdom nature, and several unconventional ritual practices such as yubitsume, or amputation of the left little finger. Members are often portrayed with heavily tattooed bodies and wearing a fundoshi, sometimes with a kimono or, in more recent years, a Western-style "sharp" suit covering them.
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17th-century establishments in JapanCriminal subculturesCulture of JapanGangs in HawaiiGangs in Los AngelesGangs in New York CityGangs in San FranciscoJapanese secret societiesJapanese subculturesOrganizations established in the 17th centuryOrganized crime by ethnicityOrganized crime groups in Japan