These real cities in Japan served as the major inspiration for some of the Yakuza franchise's most iconic locations.

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

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

A former yakuza member who retired in his 70s and was ... Hyogo Prefecture is home to two major organized gangs, the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest crime syndicate, and the Kobe Yamaguchi ...

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Tougher laws and prefectural rules have made life increasingly difficult for yakuza gangs in Japan, leading to a gradual exodus of members over the past decade, sources said. One of the few lucky ...