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 ...

The Yakuza are members of a Japanese crime syndicate that were founded back in the 17th Century, during the mid-Edo period. They very much see themselves as a Ninkyo Dantai, a ‘Chivalrous ...

These efforts also appear to have an unlikely ally in Japan’s vast organized crime network of the yakuza. Last month, the Eleventh Generation Himonya Family of the Inagawa-kai, posted the following ...

Confidentiality is crucial, as Japan's organized crime groups are no more forgiving than their counterparts elsewhere. Members are known to observe a rigid hierarchy and be exceedingly loyal – some ...

Revealed tonight at The Game Awards, Project Century is a new game set in 1915 Japan. That's about all we ... in the vein of classic Yakuza or, more recently, Judgement. Other than the incredible ...

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 ...

Ryu Ga Gotoku never stops cooking. Revealed tonight at The Game Awards, Project Century is a new game set in 1915 Japan. That's about all we know about it right now, but it's probably safe to say ...

From Kiryu to Kasuga, the best Yakuza games pit you against Japanese crime lords in action packed beat-em-up dramas ...

Just for a second, spare a thought for the beleaguered Japanese whisky salesperson in Glasgow, some 25 years ago. Imagine turning up at any number of the well-stocked bars, already laden with fine ...