Yakuza’s Tattooed Mafiosos
Even Japan’s infamous mafia groups are helping out with the relief efforts and
showing a strain of civic duty. Jake Adelstein reports on why the police don’t
want you to know about it.
The Yakuza are an organized violent crime group in Japan, also referred to as "gokudo".
There are roughly 86,300 known members and they one of the largest organized crime
groups in the world.
De Yakuza zijn een georganiseerde, gewelddadige criminele groep in Japan, ook wel
"gokudo" genoemd. Er zijn ruwweg 86.300 bekende leden en zij zijn een van de grootste
georganiseerde criminele groepen in de wereld.
Many Yakuza have full body tattoos that are hand-poked, instead of using electric needles.
These marking are very recognizable in Japanese culture and are used to immediately
identify a Yakuza member.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-18/japanese-yakuza-aid-earthquake-relief-efforts/
Even Japan’s infamous mafia groups are helping out with the relief efforts and
showing a strain of civic duty. Jake Adelstein reports on why the police don’t
want you to know about it.
The Yakuza are an organized violent crime group in Japan, also referred to as "gokudo".
There are roughly 86,300 known members and they one of the largest organized crime
groups in the world.
De Yakuza zijn een georganiseerde, gewelddadige criminele groep in Japan, ook wel
"gokudo" genoemd. Er zijn ruwweg 86.300 bekende leden en zij zijn een van de grootste
georganiseerde criminele groepen in de wereld.
Many Yakuza have full body tattoos that are hand-poked, instead of using electric needles.
These marking are very recognizable in Japanese culture and are used to immediately
identify a Yakuza member.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-18/japanese-yakuza-aid-earthquake-relief-efforts/