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** Japanese Organized Crime ** ** The Yakuza ** Known as YAKUZA by its members and BORYOKUDAN by the Japanese Police,this gang is CRAZY. They have members in every reach of the globe. They're organized crime now is in almost every area and level of crime including gambling, prostitution, extortion, loan-sharking, pornography, book-making, weapons smuggling and drug trafficking. The Yakuza’s origin can be traced as far back as the year 1612, when men known as kabuki-mono (the crazy ones), got known by the local authorities. Their odd clothing style, distinctive haircuts, bad behavior and carrying long sword got everyone's attention....... fast. After Japan’s civil war (1863-1868), hundreds of thousands of samurai warriors were left unemployed. Without enough jobs to fill the void, many turned to crime to support themselves. These were known as the ronin. Like many gangs of today, to protect their towns, neighborhoods and families from the destructive ronin, groups known as the machi-yokku formed. The machi-yokku were tightly knit and spent their free time gambling. These people are the predecessors of the modern day yakuza. See, they arent ALL bad. Most members dont care if you know they're part of the Yakuza. Like the Crips, Bloods and many other gangs in the United States, young people, proud to call themselves Yakuza, get guns and tattoos and walk around in exaggerated clothes, while the older and upper members attempt to give the appearance of respectability. The organizations is mostly male. Since the Yakuza is highly secretive, they do not trust women to remain quiet about Yakuza business. Tattooing is the traditional identification of the Yakuza. The tattoos cover large portions of the body but none are visible when a man is fully clothed. While the tattoos were originally used for idehttp://historicalevents2sem.wikispaces.com/JacksonGang ntification and for intimidation, most Yakuza now claim they only acquire the tattoos for show. Another custom of the Yakuza leaves many of them readily identifiable under almost any circumstance. The Yakuza has long required members who have caused their leaders to suffer embarrassment or financial loss by getting arrested or losing a load of contraband, to lop off the tip of their little finger – usually the left hand. Subsequent failures might result in the lost of other knuckles. This is because in the old days when they carried swords, they needed they're little finger to grip the sword. The Yakuza are generally known to be gamblers spend a lot of time in cities such as Las Vegas, Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey. If they are encountered, they may be in possession of a deck of playing cards consisting of only ten (10) cards. These cards are not known to be used by the Japanese general public who use another type of playing cards similar to those used in the United States and other parts of the world. A common method of operation for a Yakuza member is to smuggle drugs into the United States and to return to Japan with a load of hand-guns or pornographic material. Both items are illegal in Japan and are in big demand, thus creating huge sums of money for the organization. This is kind of a "right of passage" into the Yakuza.
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