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Yakuza Tattoos
Published on 2006-07-27 16:48:00
It's usual within yakuza circuits to tattoo themselves, usually is it their clan's badges that they have all over their body. The origin of the yakuza tattoo comes from the Bakuto. They usually tattooed a black ring around the arm for each crime they committed. Finally it became a symbol of strength. It can take over 100 hours to do an entire back tattoo. The tattoo was to illustrate you were unwilling to accommodate yourself to societies rules and norms. Now is it to illustrate your clan affili
Kodama – The Peace Maker
Published on 2006-07-27 16:45:00
The man who brought peace between many of the yakuza factions was named Yoshio Kodama.Kodama was in jail for the early part of the occupation, placed in the same section as cabinet officers, military, and ultranationalists. He himself was part of the ultranationalist group Kenkoku-kai (Association of the Founding of the Nation). In the late 1930's and early 1940's he worked as an espionage agent for the Japanese government, touring East Asia. He worked on a major operation to obtain strategic ma
Organizations like Yakuza
Published on 2006-07-27 16:44:00
Italy has the La Cosa Nostra.America has the Mafia.The Irish and Jews have their own crime organizations in America.Southeast Asia has the Triads.China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have the Tong.
