Image Credit: Embassy Pictures. Rob Reiner earned renown for ... the charismatic leader of the “Ex-Presidents” bank robbery gang, Point Break combined over-the-top crime thrills and sports ...

A former yakuza member who retired in his 70s and was formerly in charge of a gang office saw that the younger generation increasingly did not want to live a life of crime. Affiliated gangs ...

The yakuza started down a bad path and was sent to a juvenile prison at age 17 for stimulant use and other problems. After that, he was invited into the gang by a senior yakuza who did him a favor ...

For decades, Japan prided itself on being one of the safest nations in the world. But a troubling new trend is emerging: rising crime. Fuelled by pandemic-era dislocations and driven by the allure ...

There are thought to be nearly 100,000 Yakuza members in Japan. When they enlist in individual gangs they are taken to a secret location where they are trained in hand-to-hand combat and meditation.

Against the odds, the next game in the beloved Yakuza game series ... In that first free-roaming play section, I faced roaming gangs of island tough guys, but mostly I ran around learning the ...

There’s a new update on the Yakuza Nendoroids from WonFes 2025 Winter, and Good Smile Company shared prototypes of the Goro Majima, Ichiban Kasuga, and Kazuma Kiryu Like a Dragon figures.

The Yakuza series has no shortage of weird and ... Outside of beating up roving gangs of pirates and the occasional bounty with my small tiger companion, I found myself recruiting a wide ...

Back in September, I had the chance to play a small demo of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii ... smaller islands to fight groups of pirate gangs, level up your crew, and collect even ...

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is set to release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on February 21. The latest in a long line of Sega games about Japanese organized crime, it brings the ...