Four arrested under Tokyo’s strict yakuza gang laws – but not for the reason you think By Jessie Yeung and Yumi Asada, CNN 2 minute read ...

Yakuza once operated from well-marked offices, often with signs out front and symbols of their trade such as lanterns and samurai swords visible through the windows.

Japan’s largest Yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend ...

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.

Four arrested under Tokyo’s strict yakuza gang laws – but not for the reason you think By Jessie Yeung and Yumi Asada, CNN 2 minute read ...

Even Japan’s famed yakuza gangs are subject to city laws and regulations. Four arrested under Tokyo’s strict yakuza gang laws – but not for the reason you think Skip to main content ...

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 ...

Japan’s largest Yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend ...

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.

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 ...