The yakuza is dominated by men and leaves only informal roles to women. Typically a woman might be a boss' wife who takes care of young affiliates and mediates between them and her husband.

Yakuza mobster 'cut off his own FINGER and then tried to claim treatment for it on Japan's healthcare service' By SHANNON MCGUIGAN. Published: 07:11 EDT, 12 October 2024 | Updated: 07:13 EDT, 12 ...

Masahiro Nouchi, a 58-year-old member of the Kodo-kai yakuza group, was arrested on October 10 by police in Gifu prefecture, in central Japan, on suspicion of fraud, the Sankei newspaper reported.

Many have struggled to reintegrate. Tattoos, missing fingers and long criminal records limit job opportunities and make it difficult to fit in. Japanese laws discouraging business with the yakuza ...

A severed giant little finger, Pinky is a disturbing nod towards yubitsume, the ritual practice of cutting off part of your own finger for atonement, usually associated with yakuza crime fiction.

A former yakuza gangster shows off his silicone-made finger for a chopped off finger. “Yubitsume” is a ritual in Japan’s underworld whereby a yakuza amputates a part of their little finger ...