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![Japan’s Once Powerful Criminal Underworld Hits Record Low Membership Japan’s Once Powerful Criminal Underworld Hits Record Low Membership](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-outdoor-3973789_1920.jpg)
Japan’s Once Powerful Criminal Underworld Hits Record Low Membership
By Thisanka Siripala
Hit hard by police crackdowns and aging, the number of people leaving Japan’s yakuza has reached a 15-year high.
![Japan Faces a Possible Mob War After Yakuza Gang Fractures Japan Faces a Possible Mob War After Yakuza Gang Fractures](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-20_20-15-51.jpg)
Japan Faces a Possible Mob War After Yakuza Gang Fractures
By Benjamin David Baker
After a schism in their ranks, the Yakuza may erupt in violence in Japan.
![Mizuho Bank’s Yakuza Scandal: More than 30 Execs to be Punished Mizuho Bank’s Yakuza Scandal: More than 30 Execs to be Punished](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19379_5280aa7105038.jpg)
Mizuho Bank’s Yakuza Scandal: More than 30 Execs to be Punished
Roughly $2 million was knowingly loaned to Japanese gangsters.
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Yakuza
The U.S. Treasury says it will impose sanctions on the biggest of the Japanese gangster families.
![Can J-League Stay Clean? Can J-League Stay Clean?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sizes/thumbnail/13837_527b5af71ea34.jpg)
Can J-League Stay Clean?
The J-League has made clear it wants to keep its distance from the Yakuza. Can Japanese football stay clean?
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Bullying in Japan
The Japanese public’s response to evacuees from the tsunami and nuclear crisis has been positive. Mostly.
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