In the early years of PRIDE, things were officially run by president Naoto Morishita, but in the background was Hiromichi ...

OSAKA--The Takumi-gumi crime syndicate’s sale of its headquarters here in April was seen as another nail in the coffin of the once-influential yakuza gang. But investigators say a conundrum has ...

Originally released as a PlayStation 2 game in 2005, Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan) spawned a lengthy and beloved video game ...

Little did they know that this brutal act would spark a bloody cycle of retaliation that would shake not only the Yamagagumi but also the entire Kansai yakuza world to its core. A complete ...

This is fitting, as many Japanese games have worked in the rivalry between its Kanto and Kansai regions, with Tokyo and Osaka as their specific representatives. The Yakuza/LAD games were no ...

Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii features a stellar lineup of voice actors who bring its vibrant characters to life with ...

OSAKA--For more than seven decades, a public bathhouse here has provided soothing relief for weary geisha, yakuza gangsters and, on one rare occasion, stinky baseball fans. Akashiyu, a “sento ...