Japan’s largest Yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling ...

Unlike the Italian mafia or Chinese triads, yakuza have long occupied a grey area in Japanese society. They are not illegal, and each group has its own headquarters in full view of police.

Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has ... In 2020, police formally designated the Yamaguchi-gumi and its splinter group as gangs at war - giving officers the ability to increase ...

Unlike the Italian mafia or Chinese triads, yakuza have long occupied a grey area in Japanese society. They are not illegal, and each group has its own headquarters in full view of police.