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 ...

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When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with ...

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When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with their tattoos, rigid hierarchy and codes of honor. Instead he was drawn to the ...

Sega's Yakuza and Like A Dragon games feature some seriously incredible tattoo art. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth star (and noted tattoo enthusiast) Danny Trejo stopped by to critique some of the ...

Tattoos in video games are tricky. When done right, they add an extra layer of immersion to a game world. When done wrong, they can feel jarringly out of sync with either the game's art style or the ...