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YAKUZA 0

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2014
Morikazu Tanaka, prosecutor-turned-lawyer to the underworld, dies at 71
Morikazu Tanaka, a prosecutor-turned-lawyer who was known for his underworld connections, died Saturday morning of stomach cancer at a Tokyo hospital, people close to him said. He was 71.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Oct 4, 2014
Yakuza do what Abe Cabinet pick can't
In most countries, police officers and criminals are supposed to be on opposite sides of the law, especially the higher up the chain of command you go, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe doesn't appear to think this is necessary.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2014
Fukuoka police arrest 15 in yakuza crackdown
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police round up 15 members of Kudo-kai as part of a major sweep of the brutal Kyushu yakuza group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 5, 2014
Mizuho to heed frontline troops
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.'s newly chairwoman says she wants to be receptive to the opinions of those running its frontline operations to boost the lender's oversight structure in the wake of last year's yakuza loan scandal.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2014
Kudo-kai fourth yakuza syndicate blacklisted by U.S.
The U.S. Treasury Department slapped economic sanctions on a major yakuza underworld syndicate and its leaders Wednesday, the fourth such Japanese gang to be blacklisted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2014
Mizuho boss vows reforms after loan scandal
The president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. pledged Tuesday to improve corporate governance, including through the establishment of oversight committees, to prevent any more scandals involving loans to yakuza.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
May 14, 2014
From NHK, an offer you can't refuse
The state broadcaster's approach to separating the Japanese public from its money is legally and ethically troublesome, writes Colin P.A. Jones.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 3, 2014
Loved abroad, hated at home: The art of Japanese tattooing
The perception gap between international views of irezumi and those of Japanese people dates back more than 150 years, to when foreigners first laid eyes on Japanese tattoos. Since that time, however, Japanese tattooists have influenced their foreign counterparts in remarkable ways — and sometimes vice-versa.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2014
Sure winners in 2020 Tokyo Olympics? Gangsters
As Japan bets on a big economic boost from the 2020 Olympics, it might be dismayed by what's happening right now in Russia. Moody's doubts the Sochi Games will be much of a plus for that economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2014
METI tells Orient to clean up its act after revelations of Mizuho-linked yakuza loans
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry issued a business improvement order Friday against Orient Corp. over shady loans extended to members of organized crime groups by Mizuho Bank via the consumer credit company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 4, 2014
Cash, sex, the mob? Weeklies seek clues in gyōza king's killing
Just when it was starting to look like 2013 would end with minimal gun violence in Japan, two socially prominent individuals were shot dead in the space of two days.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jan 4, 2014
Here's eyeing Japan 2014 — warts an' all
"To know the future, look at the past," is a familiar Buddhist aphorism. However, it's also said that a prophet isn't honored in his hometown — which is why I live in Tokyo. As we ride into the Year of the Horse, I thought I'd canter awhile through times to come and report back on what I found. My...
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2013
Mizuho ordered to halt affiliated loans for month
The Financial Services Agency orders Mizuho Bank to suspend some of its 'affiliated loans' for a month for doing business with organized crime.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2013
'Gyoza' chain chief shot dead outside HQ
The president of the nationwide Ohsho 'gyoza' (dumpling) restaurant chain is gunned down in front of the company's headquarters in Kyoto.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2013
Japan's yakuza woes return to the silver screen
Hollywood has long fetishized Japanese gangsters, with their full-body tattoos, missing pinkies and harems of buxom groupies. Ever since Sydney Pollack's "The Yakuza" in 1974, the colorful mafiosi have provided regular fodder for directors including Ridley Scott and Quentin Tarantino.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2013
Mizuho has more loans to the mob
Mizuho Bank has outstanding loans to yakuza and other antisocial elements apart from car loans extended through its affiliate credit company, Orient Corp., President Yau00adsuu00adhiu00adro Sau00adto tells the Diet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2013
Sumitomo Mitsui affiliate may have extended loans to crime groups
Loans screened by a credit company under Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are suspected to have been extended to people linked to organized crime and other antisocial forces, Sumitomo Mitsui President Koichi Miyata says.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 8, 2013
Mizuho shareholders file complaint over yakuza loans
Two shareholders of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. have filed a criminal complaint with investigative authorities against Mizuho Bank, claiming it intentionally made a false report to the Financial Services Agency in connection with loans to yakuza, their lawyers said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2013
Acom also admits extending shady loans to yakuza
Acom Co., a consumer loan company under Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., said Thursday it has extended several loans to individuals linked to organized crime and other anti-social forces, becoming the latest in a string of lenders to own up to the practice.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2013
Did stalls net yakuza ¥300 million?
About u00a5300 million from all the money collected by an association of stall operators in Hyogo Prefecture last year remains unaccounted for, and most likely went to the yakuza, prefectural police say.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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