yakuza

To understand the real meaning of that you have to understand how the generally male-dominated and sexist yakuza define "a man. "

Back in the day, yakuza were promised a higher position in the organization once they came out of prison.

If the establishment carries on like this, the uyoku dantai will be in as much trouble as the yakuza.

Yakuza have for centuries used extensive tattoos as a sign of belonging to any group, as well as to identify its position in the group.

In the media, yakuza are portrayed as getting stronger and richer, but the opposite is actually true, he said.

The wind is so soft, a Yakuza in long, long in singing.

Same thing in construction, which used to be dominated by yakuza.

He was both a lawyer and a mentor to Mr Adelstein, who himself has been threatened by the yakuza for his work.

"The cozy relationship between the police and the yakuza is coming to an end, " the source said.

"This fear has made them go quiet recently, as they know they can be sued for damages, " a source close to the yakuza told the Guardian.

Japan's yakuza groups are not illegal, and frequently operate front companies out of smart offices.

In fact, he says, there is no longer any dividing line between the legal financial world and yakuza.

Mr. Agata believes the yakuza have a useful place in Japanese society.

So, really, one of the big question is, how yakuza will be killed in this sequel?

As the recent scandals have shown, everybody engages in insider trading, and yakuza have lost their edge.

The yakuza often simplify it as "to help the weak and fight the strong, " in theory.

But Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who specialises on yakuza activities, suspects murder.

She has written a best-selling autobiography called Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter.

Yakuza, the Japanese mafia, were the first to set up soup kitchens for the victims.

Public tolerance of underworld crimes has waned following a series of lethal shootings, some of which have involved non-yakuza victims.

Toshiro Igari, a former prosecutor who worked on cases against the yakuza, Japan's mafia, was found dead in August.

But when a yakuza assassinated the Mayor of Nagasaki, Iccho Ito, in 2007 outside his campaign office, everything changed.

Many Yakuza have full body tattoos that are hand-poked, instead of using electric needles.

Of course, most yakuza are just tribal sociopaths who merely pay lip service to the words.

These right-wing gangs are fronts for criminal yakuza, Japan's mafia.

The Japanese people and the government are no longer afraid of yakuza and might reject them entirely.

Reenactment: three Yakuza on the streets of Tokyo.

Yakuza Moon is hard to read at times.

Freelance writer Tomohiko Suzuki writes manga comics about the real-life exploits of yakuza gangsters.

Today, the Japanese people and even the yakuza are measuring up very well to that standard of behavior.

These letters are from the Yakuza. Don't tell a soul.

After World War II, the government used the yakuza to fight Chinese and Korean gangs rampaging in the country.

All yakuza tattoos, known as irezumi in Japan, are imbued with personal meaning.