17/04/2026 09:10 (UTC)

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

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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Date: 17/04/2026 09:08 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Human interest
Crime, law and justice » Organized crime
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 81 seconds
Reference: 7001567669
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