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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I visited an underground car park in Japan full of abandoned cars! Some are worth millions of dollars!

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 ...

One of children's TV icons had his fingers doctored for the Japanese market for a chilling and surprising reason. In Japan the country's most feared mafia - the Yakuza - cut off their little fingers ...

The group had up to about 1,500 scouts nationwide, and its annual revenue is believed to have reached about ¥5 billion.

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 ...

What we know: Split Fiction was one of the most-exciting titles announced during 2024’s Game Awards. The action-adventure ...

Prime Video has released its rankings of the Top 10 most-watched non-English language International Originals of 2024, ...

KOBE—Sorry kids. There will be no more Halloween trick-or-treating at the offices of Japan’s largest yakuza organization if Hyogo prefectural police get their way. The department will submit a ...

Prime Video reveals Top 10 list of non-English language International Originals from 2024, which travelled outside their ...