FUKUOKA—The Fukuoka High Court commuted a death sentence for a yakuza gang leader to life imprisonment after acquitting him of a murder charge but holding him guilty in three attempted murders ...

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 ...

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 ...

They are known to cut off their own fingers as an 'apology' for offending their leaders and kumichos themselves ... More than 3,000 members of Japan's largest Yakuza gang recently split off ...

The Winter 2025 anime season features one of the all-time best harem comedy anime, so fans of these two genres should be ...

This year's lineup features a total of 12 films, ranging from thriller, action to comedy and drama – including one that stars Filipino actors and boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao ...

Jet Li is a martial arts legend, so it comes as no surprise that he has quite a few critically acclaimed movies under his ...

A Japanese national, allegedly a former Yakuza member, has been detained in relation ... Identified as 34 year old Yu Hamaji, police suspect him to have been the deputy leader of the Japanese gang ...

How do you define a cult classic? Is it a shoestring exploitation film from the world of Ed Wood? Off-beat movies made ...

Valiant Comics' April 2025 solicits and solicitations have dropped, continuing the Valiant Beyond revamp, relaunch and reboot ...