Onions And Yakuza Front Companies: Some Thoughts

I’ve been reading the book, Black Money （ブラックマネー）by Suda Shinichiro, which is a fairly good description of Japan’s nearly 20,000,000,000,000 yen underground economy.  Yes, those figures are correct, by the way.   A good book about the Economic Yakuza (Keizai Yakuza)     The yakuza invasion of Japan’s financial markets in recent years has been amazing and rapid.  Prime Minister Koizumi (who’s grandfather was a member of the Inagawa-kai... Read More

Hard Times For A Nine-Fingered Man

from http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/japan/090205/even-gangsters-get-the-blues Even gangsters get the blues As Japan’s economy weakens, what are 80,000 gang members to do? By Justin McCurry Published: February 5, 2009 18:35 ET TOKYO — Kazuhiro Yamada may describe himself as an innocent victim of the recession, but he is unlikely to win much sympathy. Until he lost his job last year, Yamada, who prefers not to reveal his real name, was a member of the Sumiyoshi-kai,... Read More