Pesek: Japan's Yakuza Gets Bailout

Japanâ€™s gangsters may remember 2010 as a banner year.

Austin Film Fest to Show Boys on the Run, Yakuza Weapon
September's Fantastic Fest to also show Versus, Milocrorze , Underwater Love
Crimes Rampant in Japan, Italy
Pyongyang, June 29 (KCNA) -- Two women were found dead at a condominium in the city of Osaka, Japan Friday evening in an apparent murder case. Italian police on Tuesday arrested 19 Calabrian mafia suspects,...
Interview: Defining Direction, Writing, Art And Music On Yakuza 4
[In this interview, the developers behind Yakuza 4's art, music, and story talk with Gamasutra contributor and Nobuooo editor Jeriaska about crafting the acclaimed game's ensemble cast, dangerous but...
News: Yakuza series ships 5 million globally
Yakuza Of the End does 400k in 2 weeks. Five million Yakuza games have been shipped globally, Sega has announced. Zombie spin-off Yakuza Of the End shipped 400,000 units in two weeks, Andriasang reports....
Sega's Yakuza Series Ships 5M Units
The Yakuza action-adventure game series has shipped 5 million units to date, publisher Sega said on Wednesday. According to Japanese gaming news site Andriasang, Sega also said that the series' latest...
Yakuza: Of The End helps Yakuza series shift 5 million copies
Zombie spin-off enjoys success in Japan
The Dark Underbelly of Japan's Earthquake Recovery
Members of the 100,000 strong yakuza crime syndicate in Japan are better known for their elaborate tattoos and lurid sex trafficking business than they are for their philanthropic efforts. That's why...