KITA-KYUSHU--Once Japan’s most feared yakuza gang, Kudo-kai based here ... a system that obliged business operators to erect signs barring gang members from entering commercial facilities ...

In that first free-roaming play section, I faced roaming gangs of ... addition to the Yakuza landscape. Scalliwags prowl the rusted metal walkways spoiling for fights and neon signs point to ...

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For decades, Japan prided itself on being one of the safest nations in the world. But a troubling new trend is emerging: rising crime. Fuelled by pandemic-era dislocations and driven by the allure ...

Tougher laws and prefectural rules have made life increasingly difficult for yakuza gangs in Japan, leading to a gradual exodus of members over the past decade, sources said. One of the few lucky ...

The Yakuza series has no shortage of weird and ... Outside of beating up roving gangs of pirates and the occasional bounty with my small tiger companion, I found myself recruiting a wide ...

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is set to release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on February 21. The latest in a long line of Sega games about Japanese organized crime, it brings the ...

Set with a February release date, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will iterate on many of Ichi's own adventures in Hawaii, utilizing both old and new assets to craft a compelling amnesiac ...

There are thought to be nearly 100,000 Yakuza members in Japan. When they enlist in individual gangs they are taken to a secret location where they are trained in hand-to-hand combat and meditation.

Based on our initial hands-on last year, we were unsure how distinctive Like A Dragon spin-off Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii would end up being. The game is built on the bones of its predecessor ...

On Facebook, however, the dominant element of cyberbanging is "the display of gang colors and symbols," perhaps because the audience is made up of friends and family members. "Studies have shown ...