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.

These are signs of affiliation to the yakuza – Japan’s notorious criminal syndicates. The yakuza is dominated by men and leaves only informal roles to women.

Iranian missiles were seen being intercepted in the sky above the Jordanian capital, Amman, late on Saturday. Jordan had said earlier that its air force and defense systems would intercept any ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...