Japan's Yakuza are fading away: 'They're not dead. They are moribund' | Multimedia

Date: 17/04/2026 08:36 (UTC)
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Topic: Crime, law and justice

Tokyo, Apr 17 (EFE).- With recruitment at historic lows, activities increasingly restricted by law and new internet-based criminal networks rising to take their place, Japan's Yakuza appears to be...

Date: 14/04/2026 04:37 (UTC)
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Author: Pilar Bernal Zamora
Topic: Crime, law and justice

Una persona camina por el barrio de Kabukicho, epicentro de la vida nocturna en Tokio y vinculado durante años a la Yakuza japonesa, pero donde cada vez es más frecuente ver grupos de turistas y mafias extranjeras. EFE/ Pilar Bernal Zamora

Date: 14/04/2026 04:37 (UTC)
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Source: EFE
Author: Pilar Bernal Zamora
Topic: Crime, law and justice

A voyeur room in the Kabukicho red-light district, the epicenter of Tokyo's nightlife and long associated with the Japanese Yakuza. EFE/Pilar Bernal Zamora

Date: 14/04/2026 04:37 (UTC)
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Source: EFE
Author: Pilar Bernal Zamora
Topic: Crime, law and justice

Entrance to the main street of Kabukicho's red-light district, the epicenter of Tokyo's nightlife and long associated with the Yakuza. EFE/Pilar Bernal Zamora

Date: 17/04/2026 09:08 (UTC)
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Source: EFE
Topic: Human interest
Crime, law and justice » Organized crime

Tokyo, Apr 17 (EFE).- With recruitment at historic lows, activities increasingly restricted by law and new internet-based criminal networks rising to take their place, Japan's Yakuza appears to be living out its final days.

"I think they are not dead. They're not dead. They are moribund," sociologist Martina Baradel, an associate professor at Nagoya University who has built her career studying Japan's traditional crime families, told EFE. (Camera: JORGE DASTIS/ PILAR BERNAL ZAMORA).

FOOTAGE OF KABUKICHO DISTRICT IN SHINJUKU, TOKYO, JAPAN, ONCE LINKED TO THE YAKUZA, NOW INCREASINGLY FREQUENTED BY TOURISTS AND FOREIGN CRIMINAL GROUPS.

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Japan's Yakuza are fading away: 'They're not dead. They are moribund'

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Date: 17/04/2026 09:13 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Crime, law and justice
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