Ninja Batman vs. Yakuza League first sliced its way onto digital platforms on March 18, 2025, seducing fans with its bold, psychedelic blend of samurai cinema and high-voltage anime excess. The ...

What began as a split within Japan’s largest yakuza group escalated into a brutal gang war. The Yama-Ichi conflict left dozens dead and shook Kansai to its core.

"No Kings Day" protests are being held nationwide this weekend to protest President Donald Trump’s policies. The protests coincide with Trump’s military parade, commemorating the Army’s 250th ...

A police investigation into alleged organised crime activity in Japan has uncovered what experts say could be signs of cooperation between a domestic yakuza faction and Hong Kong’s 14K triad ...

Yakuza gang members arrested for working too near a library due to strict rule Four members of the Sumiyoshi-kai union, which is part of the Yakuza crime syndicate, were arrested in Tokyo.

Tokyo (CNN) — Think of Japan’s famed yakuza gangs and you might think of heavily tattooed men getting into bloody fights – the stuff of action films and video games. But last week four men ...

But last week four men were arrested in Tokyo for a more mundane crime – operating a yakuza office too close to a library. The suspects, ages 55 to 77, “conspired” to operate an office from ...

In Tokyo, yakuza offices cannot operate within 200 meters of schools, child welfare centers, community halls, museums, probation offices and family courts – as well as libraries.

Tokyo (CNN) — Think of Japan’s famed yakuza gangs and you might think of heavily tattooed men getting into bloody fights – the stuff of action films and video games.