The Yakuza are members of a Japanese crime syndicate that were founded back in the 17th Century, during the mid-Edo period. They very much see themselves as a Ninkyo Dantai, a ‘Chivalrous ...

The makers of the Yakuza games have revealed the title of the historical brawler previously teased as "". It's called Stranger Than Heaven.

Originally released as a PlayStation 2 game in 2005, Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan) spawned a lengthy and beloved video game ...

Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend ...

Court papers said Ebisawa — who U.S. prosecutors say is a leader of Japan's notorious Yakuza mafia — told the DEA's confidential source in 2020 that he had access to a large quantity of ...