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 reporters perked up their ears when they heard that Japan's underworld were among the first to hand out supplies and offer aid to survivors of this year's devastating earthquake. In the last three ...

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Source: The Atlantic Wire

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