Comments on: A “Yakuza War” has started in Central Tokyo

By: Kenshiro

Kenshiro — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:36:11 +0000

Japan needs to call on the God of Death, Kenshiro and the Fist of the North Star to eliminate all the Yakuza, and then take care of the occupying forces as well! Bansai!!!!!!

By: Cutefart

Cutefart — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:05:33 +0000

Nice one…I currently own a ‘96 Toyota Century. All black, slammed with 20s. I’m currently in the process of getting it shipped back to the states.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:19:41 +0000

Oh come on people can’t jus b afraid of these people, i mean some 1 has to do something with these ass heads.

By: lwells

lwells — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:57:45 +0000

I have a response to Bignose Bill when he asks:
If there is no effect (from the violence) on local businesses, how exactly do Yakuza make money in Japan? Do they not extort from the locals, like on Sopranos?
The answer is that the Yakuza are mostly involved in a combination of gambling, prostitution, gun running, human slave trade, and drug trafficing and selling. They also have a strong foothold in legitimate businesses, but use illegal tactics to gain an unfair advantage over other legitimate businesses. They do use the practice of extortion, directly translated as “protection.” However, it makes up a small percentage of their overall profits. Besides, unlike many other criminal organizations, they actually do provide protection to those who pay them protection money. And yes, people have witnessed and recorded proof of this strangely equal reciprocity. A tourist was enjoying himself in one of the many strip clubs in Kabukicho when a drunk customer became violent with the staff. Most Japanese people hate confrontation, so the manager made a call. Within five minutes a local yakuza boss with more than a few of his men in tow arrived to “escort” the unruly patron out. Though there are Japanese businesses, such as travel agencies, who suffer unwanted yakuza pressuring, many businesses are actually willing to pay protection money, since they do receive protection. Still dangerous, still thugs, but a bit different from our own. Heh.
Hope this little tidbit helps.

By: Chris B

Chris B — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:24:46 +0000

I am completely surrounded by these guys and to be honest, they are good neighbors.

If you want real terror…try getting on the bad side of a family of Samoans/Tongans. They don’t want money. They just want to rip your face off.

By: yaso

yaso — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:04:24 +0000

i cant stand the fighting

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:13:41 +0000

“these guys are rich, filthy rich,”

Dude I think u got ur facts wrong..
As with most things here the western press glorifies the whole image of Mafia here and everywhere else.

Having been married to the daughter of an Osaka Boss and seeing first hand how they tend to be more like nickel and dime type of operations there is nothing to glorify here or least of all call them filthy rich. Most are in debt up to their eyeballs and the system is like a giant pyramid scheme. Every little bit of money earned gets pushed up to the top of the pyramid thus what is left is very little.

Sure some can be rich for a short time but over a lifespan they mostly have been broke and rich countless times…..

By: Hills-zoku

Hills-zoku — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:44:55 +0000

looks like your yakuza are running out of things to do:

Insider Trading Yakuza Style”

By: Beeter not say

Beeter not say — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:13:40 +0000

Exactly! as BONE writes “business as usual for the japanese…” you are on to somehting there.

By: Beeter not say

Beeter not say — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:10:30 +0000

let me just say…that oyu know. i read a lot of articles on here, and noticed things, both in the guy who writes things and the peoples comments.

I am going to sound rude and that is what usually gets me in trouble. But you people seem to not even realize much about japan. I mean the whole aids thing and how he thought the country was a sort iof duisneyland. you must have lived a very sheltered life. Or just that you can;t put a lot of stuff on the site that is offenseive or don;t want to.

but just as a picture is worth a thousand words so is walk on the street. maybe it ireally is true that ignorance is bliss, but you walk in and out of dangerous situation every second whether oyu realize it or not. this whole shooting thing is nothing. you can notice it all around you whether oyu look or not is up to you.

Needless to say i would like to comment i love the site.

but I suggest as the author points out how people expected this from 2005, there is more to it than just that. By reading what you write an what others write it says a lot about them. and i love the site.

but the whole yakuza thing is frightening to say the least.

-need to relax