Japan Yakuza

Nishimura Mako is a petite woman in her late fifties, with flowing hair and a delicate face. But she is no traditional Japanese lady she is tattooed up to her neck and hands and her little finger is missing. Signs of affiliation to the Yakuza.

Our Yakuza Kiwami review explains why Sega’s latest gangster simulator is worth checking out.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's ... Deliveryman! A mystery crime-fighting superhero is striking fear into the hearts of Japan's criminals after bravely foiling an 'armed' hold-up by a pair of yakuza gangsters, local media reported.

The Japanese government will review a ban by Japanese traditional hot spring spas or "onsens" on foreign tourists with tattoos.

A Japanese dumpling restaurant chain whose president was gunned down late last year in a reported gangland killing is to give customers food coupons in gratitude for their support.

The charismatic boss of a well-known dumpling restaurant chain was shot dead on Thursday in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto.

Japanese mobsters driving flash cars purchased with bank loans. Executives bowing in apology for loaning millions to those underworld figures. And high-level officials vowing to squash the crime syndicates, known as yakuza.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is waiting for a doctor's report before deciding the fate of his justice minister who has admitted contacts with members of the Yakuza crime syndicate, a senior official was quoted as saying on Monday.

A mugger who attacked a woman in Japan fled empty-handed -- and with one finger missing -- after the intended victim chomped off his pinkie. The 59-year-old woman fought back after a man snatched her bag as she arrived at her apartment in the northern city of Sapporo, police said today.

Nishimura Mako is a petite woman in her late fifties, with flowing hair and a delicate face. But she is no traditional Japanese lady she is tattooed up to her neck and hands and her little finger is missing. Signs of affiliation to the Yakuza.

Our Yakuza Kiwami review explains why Sega’s latest gangster simulator is worth checking out.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's ... Deliveryman! A mystery crime-fighting superhero is striking fear into the hearts of Japan's criminals after bravely foiling an 'armed' hold-up by a pair of yakuza gangsters, local media reported.

The Japanese government will review a ban by Japanese traditional hot spring spas or "onsens" on foreign tourists with tattoos.

A Japanese dumpling restaurant chain whose president was gunned down late last year in a reported gangland killing is to give customers food coupons in gratitude for their support.

The charismatic boss of a well-known dumpling restaurant chain was shot dead on Thursday in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto.

Japanese mobsters driving flash cars purchased with bank loans. Executives bowing in apology for loaning millions to those underworld figures. And high-level officials vowing to squash the crime syndicates, known as yakuza.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is waiting for a doctor's report before deciding the fate of his justice minister who has admitted contacts with members of the Yakuza crime syndicate, a senior official was quoted as saying on Monday.

A mugger who attacked a woman in Japan fled empty-handed -- and with one finger missing -- after the intended victim chomped off his pinkie. The 59-year-old woman fought back after a man snatched her bag as she arrived at her apartment in the northern city of Sapporo, police said today.