If the Mafia and the Yakuza were to face each other in one virtual world – GTA-style – the two would ignite a war unlike any other. The conflict would likely begin in New York as the Yakuza ...

Both the American Mafia and the Yakuza hit their peak memberships during the 1960s. The U.S. mafia gave buttons to 5,000 members, a number which has remained fairly steady.

Over the past week, Sega has introduced two of the three large mafia organizations that are wresting control over Ijincho, including the Korean organization Komijul and the yakuza organization ...

Sega’s Yakuza 6: The Song of Life on the PlayStation 4 is the final time we’ll be able to run around as lovable gangster Kazuma Kiryu. It has all the hallmarks of previous titles: a clever and ...

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The award-winning Mafia Wars franchise explodes in Japan with an all-out war to control Tokyo! Outcast from society, the Yakuza must survive like no other underground organization.

For years, the yakuza have terrorised Japanese society. But now that their most notorious leader is behind bars, is this the end of an era? Jump to content. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Yakuza! Analyzing the Japanese mafia from a four-wheeled perspective. Writer Peter Lyon explores the automotive likes and dislikes present in the dark underground that is the Yakuza – Japan’s ...

In Japan, a stunted pinkie signifies membership in the yakuza, or Japanese mafia. In a ritual known as "yubitsume," yakuza members are required to chop off their own digits to atone for serious ...

Yakuza also addresses one of the chief problems with the first two Mafia Wars: level size. Digital Chocolate really sliced up the levels, creating smaller scenarios so there isn't much down time ...

The Yakuza games typically follow Kazuma Kiryu, a lifelong member of the Japanese mafia. Kiryu and a variety of wild characters participate in various minigames around Japan and work to solve some ...