Keywords: The Yakuza; Then and Now Words well-recognized in East Asia, the Yakuza are the organized crime families of Japan. The largest house being the Yamaguchi-gumi, a house 55,000 strong consisting of around 800 clans. The Yamaguchi-gumi started getting organized in the early 1900s, and post-WWII, ran a cut-throat black market for weapons up through the '90s. These men are silent, and ruthless. Their crimes are not of brute strength, but finesse. Best wishes to the Oyabun. The Yakuza; Then and Now Words well-recognized in East Asia, the Yakuza are the organized crime families of Japan. The largest house being the Yamaguchi-gumi, a house 55,000 strong consisting of around 800 clans. The Yamaguchi-gumi started getting organized in the early 1900s, and post-WWII, ran a cut-throat black market for weapons up through the '90s. These men are silent, and ruthless. Their crimes are not of brute strength, but finesse. Best wishes to the Oyabun. |