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• Japanese Organized Crime Ranks Hit Record Lows as Anonymous Networks Replace Traditional Yakuza

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Data from the National Police Agency reveals that yakuza membership in Japan fell to a record low of 17,600 individuals by the end of 2025. This 21st consecutive annual decline sig...

• Japanese Yakuza Leader Sentenced to 20 Years for Conspiring to Sell Weapons Grade Nuclear Material to Iran

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Takeshi Ebisawa, a senior member of the Japanese Yakuza, has been sentenced to two decades in prison following a DEA sting operation. Ebisawa was convicted of attempting to traffic...