How Powerful Is The Yakuza?
How Powerful Is The Mafia? http://bit.ly/1Lu4uob Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Japan is home to the one of the largest mafia-like groups in the world: the Yakuza. So what role does...
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In 2015, members of Japan’s largest organized crime group, the Yamaguchi gumi broke away to form a new gang, Kobe Yamaguchi-Gumi. Similar past splits in the Yakuza have resulted in years of warfare, assassinations and a terrorized Japanese public. At the same time, organized crime is seen as a necessary evil by many Japanese, and their gangs are often revered in popular culture. So, just how powerful is the Yakuza? Well, the Yakuza is not one group, it is an umbrella term for all of Japan’s organized crime groups. With more than 50 thousand members spread over 21 independently-run cartels, the Yakuza is one of the most powerful mafia-like group in the world. Their largest and most well-known syndicate is Yamaguchi-gumi. In 2014, this faction took in $6.6 bil...
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In 2015, members of Japan’s largest organized crime group, the Yamaguchi gumi broke away to form a new gang, Kobe Yamaguchi-Gumi. Similar past splits in the Yakuza have resulted in years of warfare, assassinations and a terrorized Japanese public. At the same time, organized crime is seen as a necessary evil by many Japanese, and their gangs are often revered in popular culture. So, just how powerful is the Yakuza? Well, the Yakuza is not one group, it is an umbrella term for all of Japan’s organized crime groups. With more than 50 thousand members spread over 21 independently-run cartels, the Yakuza is one of the most powerful mafia-like group in the world. Their largest and most well-known syndicate is Yamaguchi-gumi. In 2014, this faction took in $6.6 bil...
