Yakuza

, known also as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates in Japan. 

Yakuza call themselves ninkyō dantai (chivalrous organizations), while the Japanese media and police call them bōryokudan (violence group). They are the world's largest criminal organization and have about 103,000 members. The three biggest Yakuza families are Yamaguchi-gumi, Sumiyoshi-kai, and Inagawa-kai. During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, they opened their offices to help refugees and sent dozens of trucks with supplies to affected areas.

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Other websites

 The secret lives of Yakuza women-BBC Reel(Video)
 101 East – Battling the Yakuza—Al Jazeera (Video)
 FBI What We Investigate - Asian Transnational Organized Crime Groups
 Yakuza Portal site 
 Blood ties: Yakuza daughter lifts lid on hidden hell of gangsters' families
 Crime Library: Yakuza
 Yakuza distribution map 
 Japanese Mayor Shot Dead; CBS News, 17 April 2007
 Yakuza: The Japanese Mafia 
 Yakuza distribution map 
 Yakuza: Kind-hearted criminals or monsters in suits?

Category:1603 establishments in Japan
Category:Gangs
Category:Secret societies