Yakuza

Members of organized crime syndicates in Japan

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Yakuza , also known as gokudō , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media call them bōryokudan , while the yakuza call themselves ninkyō dantai . The English equivalent for the term yakuza is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization.

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