Yakuza membership in Japan has dropped to a record low in 2025, attributed to an aging population within criminal groups, stricter law enforcement, and the implementation of nationwide anti-gang ordinances.

Actor Jack Black has publicly stated his desire to star in a live-action adaptation of the 'Yakuza' video game series, questioning if there's a role for a "portly American."

Approximately 10 million yen in cash was discovered at the residence of a yakuza member, believed to be an accomplice, in connection with a 400 million yen robbery that occurred in Tokyo's Taito Ward in January. Authorities suspect the money is payment from the mastermind and are working to uncover the full details of the incident.

Seven individuals, including yakuza members, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection with an incident in January where over 400 million yen was stolen on a street in Taito Ward, Tokyo. This arrest is part of a series of cash targeting incidents that occurred in Tokyo and Hong Kong.

A Yakuza leader, Takeshi Ebisawa, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempting to sell uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in a plot allegedly connected to Iran's nuclear program.

A US court has convicted a Japanese yakuza member on charges of trafficking nuclear material and illegal drugs.

A new generation of Yakuza leaders, known as 'tokuryu', are emerging in Japan, replacing the older, more traditional bosses. These new figures operate discreetly, often camouflaging themselves as students.

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A talking balsam flower asks an elderley yakuza to weigh up a life of violence and kindness in Baku Kinoshita’s quietly contemplative tale An original story from director Baku Kinoshita and writer…

Seven men, including individuals linked to yakuza, have been arrested in connection with a ¥420 million robbery that occurred in Tokyo in January.

The development of Nagoshi Studio's game 'Gang of Dragon,' led by the creator of the Yakuza series, is in jeopardy as the project seeks a new financier to complete its production.

The traditional image of the tattooed Japanese mafioso is fading as the Yakuza adapts to police pressure, recruiting online and adopting less conspicuous methods to blend in.

Takeshi Ebisawa, 61, a Japanese national, pleaded guilty to six charges related to trafficking nuclear material in a U.S. court.

Tokyo police have searched three Yakuza headquarters in connection with a ¥400 million robbery in January, where seven gang members were arrested, aiming to uncover the full scope of the incident.

An image circulating on social media, supposedly showing director Quentin Tarantino inside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv, has been confirmed as a fake photograph. Separately, Tarantino considers the final scene of the 1974 film "The Yakuza" to be one of the greatest film endings, despite some criticisms of its direction.

Seven men, including members of the yakuza crime syndicate, were arrested in connection with a ¥420 million robbery that occurred in Tokyo in January.

Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new game is now in doubt after investor NetEase warned the studio that it plans to cut off funding.

A Yakuza member, Takeshi Ebisawa, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in New York for trafficking nuclear material, including an attempt to sell military-grade plutonium to Iran.

A walled mansion in one of Kobe’s most desirable suburbs is heading for a court-ordered auction, but its murky past as a target of gang attacks may put off buyers. The two-storey house, long the home of Kunio Inoue, head of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi – a breakaway faction of Japan’s largest yakuza syndicate – is being forcibly sold after judges held him responsible for the crimes involving one of his subordinates, in a rare test of Japan’s anti-organised crime laws. The ruling came from the Osak...