In Japan there is dark underworld that exists, and they are involved in many aspects of Japanese lives. They are the Yakuza’s. Currently in Japan it is estimated that there are over a hundred thirty thousand members of Yakuza and around a thousand kumi’s. In contrast, the United States has more than double the population of Japan but only 20,000 organized crime members in total. In Japan the numbers of the Yakuza’s have decreased on average by 0.5% each year from the peak in 2004. Yet they still have a large and power influence in Japan. Not only do they have a powerful influence in Japan, their influence expands globally.
The term “Yakuza” is an acronym for ya- meaning eight, ku- meaning nine and za- three. In the game of hanafuda or kabufuda, …show more content…
The Inagawa kai is the most power yakuza group in Tokyo. They control many shark loan and construction businesses across Japan. They were also one of the first organized crime groups to take their business international. ( Japan Sub Culture ) The Sumiyoshi kai is based in Tokyo and is mainly involved in real-estate crimes. However, over the recent years they have shifted toward human trafficking and selling street drugs. The American government has recognized the Sumiyo Kai as an international criminal group. Finally, the largest and the most commonly known yakuza group is the Yamaguchi Gumi. They are one of the world’s wealthiest organized crime groups and bring in an revenue of around eight hundred billion dollars. (8兆円) (The fortune Magazine) Compared on a global scale, this is ten times greater than the commonly assumed high Russian mafia’s revenue. The Yamaguchi Gumi is mainly in drug trafficking and internet pornography. These main three groups have had a past of violent fighting and they do not get along …show more content…
They travel to countries such as china or the Philippines and buy young women. Sources online stated that in china the Japanese yakuzas buy unwanted female children or teenagers for as little as five thousand dollars. The reason to why these children are so sold at such unbelievable prices is because the Chinese law restricts couples to only one child and the cultural preference of the family is to have a boy. That is due to the fact that men can carry on the family name. Also, men in China will make significantly more money than a female worker. After these children are bought, they are sent to Japan. Upon arrival they are distributed to different yakuza run business. These are often bars and nightclubs. The yakuzas make large profits through these “mizusyoubai” in Japan.
Another foreign country where the Japanese yakuza's have a strong influence is in Hawaii. “They have been known to be stationed in Hawaii after spending over 250 years in the Far East. It is a place with good conditions for crime syndicates, with a penchant for prostitution, gambling, and drugs, as well as the presence of a labour movement and strong party politics.” (International relations) The reason to why the yakuza's chose Hawaii is because it is easy for them to blend in and also the geographic location. Hawaii is between Asia and North America serves as a midpoint for things such as drug
The term “Yakuza” is an acronym for ya- meaning eight, ku- meaning nine and za- three. In the game of hanafuda or kabufuda, …show more content…
The Inagawa kai is the most power yakuza group in Tokyo. They control many shark loan and construction businesses across Japan. They were also one of the first organized crime groups to take their business international. ( Japan Sub Culture ) The Sumiyoshi kai is based in Tokyo and is mainly involved in real-estate crimes. However, over the recent years they have shifted toward human trafficking and selling street drugs. The American government has recognized the Sumiyo Kai as an international criminal group. Finally, the largest and the most commonly known yakuza group is the Yamaguchi Gumi. They are one of the world’s wealthiest organized crime groups and bring in an revenue of around eight hundred billion dollars. (8兆円) (The fortune Magazine) Compared on a global scale, this is ten times greater than the commonly assumed high Russian mafia’s revenue. The Yamaguchi Gumi is mainly in drug trafficking and internet pornography. These main three groups have had a past of violent fighting and they do not get along …show more content…
They travel to countries such as china or the Philippines and buy young women. Sources online stated that in china the Japanese yakuzas buy unwanted female children or teenagers for as little as five thousand dollars. The reason to why these children are so sold at such unbelievable prices is because the Chinese law restricts couples to only one child and the cultural preference of the family is to have a boy. That is due to the fact that men can carry on the family name. Also, men in China will make significantly more money than a female worker. After these children are bought, they are sent to Japan. Upon arrival they are distributed to different yakuza run business. These are often bars and nightclubs. The yakuzas make large profits through these “mizusyoubai” in Japan.
Another foreign country where the Japanese yakuza's have a strong influence is in Hawaii. “They have been known to be stationed in Hawaii after spending over 250 years in the Far East. It is a place with good conditions for crime syndicates, with a penchant for prostitution, gambling, and drugs, as well as the presence of a labour movement and strong party politics.” (International relations) The reason to why the yakuza's chose Hawaii is because it is easy for them to blend in and also the geographic location. Hawaii is between Asia and North America serves as a midpoint for things such as drug