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to watchmojo.com down the five most
interesting facts about the yakuza with
reportedly over a hundred thousand
members
these japanese gangsters are perhaps the
biggest organized crime syndicate on the
planet so I guess we should tread
lightly on this one
number five Yakuza are punished
physically I see what is wrong with you
you should I got a world of bright woman
you bring me shame on your family if you
mess up in any underground organization
you’re going to end up with more than
just attention what the hell is this
that’s just a Cydia message it means a
Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes
oh yeah cuz I tend to do things a little
differently you bet Zuma is the act of
cutting off a section of the pinky
finger as a means of apology or
punishment though it may seem a little
harsh the act is considered commonplace
within the Yakuza the freshly amputated
finger is presented to one’s boss as
means is symbolically pledging one’s
fealty and atoning for a mistake and man
against those pinky was bastard you had
better come correct and you know this
how
according to some sources the punishment
apparently comes from the belief that
without a pinky finger one would be
unable to carry a katana and thus would
have to rely on their leader to protect
them or at least keep their word more
often that’s that we listen to you you
guzo ah man I just totally lost faith
haha join mad Club number 4 bosses and
subordinates forge a very strong bond
what you saw the structure within the
Yakuza is quite similar to that of any
other organization with the underlings
answering to the Overland’s in a pyramid
like hierarchy I do not know these
people sorry hi I’m Randy crew leader
and why does this underling speak to me
things run a little deeper than that
the bosses or oil bun and the
subordinates koban have a father/son
bond we’re in the oh yeah bonds
protection is exchanged for complete
loyalty from the Kovan so for example if
a köppen were to fall into a financial
crisis it would be on their boss’s
shoulders to sort it out in order to
symbolically establish this bond the
koban enjoy a bond perform a ritual
known as sack uzuki in which they
exchange sake cups okay
mafia McGraw Judy Moyer the way either
on a tiny token in the garage but how to
determine whether a koban is worthy of
protection or not would you believe a
written test police investigating crime
organizations in Japan found a 12
question Yakuza exam designed to test
members knowledge both of the rules of
the game and of anti-gang legislation
number 3 their tattoos have a
long-standing history from fear of being
mistaken for a Yakuza member many
Japanese citizens avoid getting tattoos
this is because body art is a huge part
of the gangs culture and it actually has
a rather long running history back in
the Edo period from roughly 1603 to 1868
criminals were branded with a particular
kind of tattooing known as it Azumi this
method of tattooing has become a
traditional albeit painful means of
entering the organization number two
corporate blackmail is second nature
sure the Yakuza are known for all their
devious exploits like gun smuggling
human trafficking and even rigging sumo
matches but corporate blackmail is
definitely one of their Forte’s members
of Yakuza factions known as so kaya dig
up all manner of dirt on their targets
the it shady deal secret love affairs or
otherwise when put in this position
business leaders have little choice
other than to pay up these Sakaya
interventions often caused public
scandals that permanently damaged execs
reputations one such example comes in
the late 90s when Sakaya members bought
shares from mitsubishi gaining access to
their shareholder meetings and
threatening to reveal compromising
information the company was paying out
up to 13 million yen to keep things
quiet but by the time the police got
involved things were no
longer on the down-low number one they
actually have their good sides though
the previous entries may have convinced
you otherwise the Yakuza have actually
proved to be quite compassionate when
need be during the 2011 tsunami crisis
in the Tohoku Prefecture
it was the Yakuza who first jumped in to
help with the relief effort even before
the government could surprisingly they
did so quietly during the night so that
their presence would not become public
knowledge
apparently carrying over 50 tons of food
and supplies the AK was approved once
again to be morally ambiguous and this
wasn’t the only time they also lent a
hand during the 1995 Kobe earthquakes
just goes to show things aren’t always
kudo and Shido that is black and white
but i get it the bushido code the whole
japanese thing I get it but mu about
being Japanese I guess only the cliches
really so what do you think would you
like to have a father-son bond with your
boss for more honorable top tens and
nine-fingered top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com either way
we’re going to chill oh oh right
Oh
to watchmojo.com down the five most
interesting facts about the yakuza with
reportedly over a hundred thousand
members
these japanese gangsters are perhaps the
biggest organized crime syndicate on the
planet so I guess we should tread
lightly on this one
number five Yakuza are punished
physically I see what is wrong with you
you should I got a world of bright woman
you bring me shame on your family if you
mess up in any underground organization
you’re going to end up with more than
just attention what the hell is this
that’s just a Cydia message it means a
Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes
oh yeah cuz I tend to do things a little
differently you bet Zuma is the act of
cutting off a section of the pinky
finger as a means of apology or
punishment though it may seem a little
harsh the act is considered commonplace
within the Yakuza the freshly amputated
finger is presented to one’s boss as
means is symbolically pledging one’s
fealty and atoning for a mistake and man
against those pinky was bastard you had
better come correct and you know this
how
according to some sources the punishment
apparently comes from the belief that
without a pinky finger one would be
unable to carry a katana and thus would
have to rely on their leader to protect
them or at least keep their word more
often that’s that we listen to you you
guzo ah man I just totally lost faith
haha join mad Club number 4 bosses and
subordinates forge a very strong bond
what you saw the structure within the
Yakuza is quite similar to that of any
other organization with the underlings
answering to the Overland’s in a pyramid
like hierarchy I do not know these
people sorry hi I’m Randy crew leader
and why does this underling speak to me
things run a little deeper than that
the bosses or oil bun and the
subordinates koban have a father/son
bond we’re in the oh yeah bonds
protection is exchanged for complete
loyalty from the Kovan so for example if
a köppen were to fall into a financial
crisis it would be on their boss’s
shoulders to sort it out in order to
symbolically establish this bond the
koban enjoy a bond perform a ritual
known as sack uzuki in which they
exchange sake cups okay
mafia McGraw Judy Moyer the way either
on a tiny token in the garage but how to
determine whether a koban is worthy of
protection or not would you believe a
written test police investigating crime
organizations in Japan found a 12
question Yakuza exam designed to test
members knowledge both of the rules of
the game and of anti-gang legislation
number 3 their tattoos have a
long-standing history from fear of being
mistaken for a Yakuza member many
Japanese citizens avoid getting tattoos
this is because body art is a huge part
of the gangs culture and it actually has
a rather long running history back in
the Edo period from roughly 1603 to 1868
criminals were branded with a particular
kind of tattooing known as it Azumi this
method of tattooing has become a
traditional albeit painful means of
entering the organization number two
corporate blackmail is second nature
sure the Yakuza are known for all their
devious exploits like gun smuggling
human trafficking and even rigging sumo
matches but corporate blackmail is
definitely one of their Forte’s members
of Yakuza factions known as so kaya dig
up all manner of dirt on their targets
the it shady deal secret love affairs or
otherwise when put in this position
business leaders have little choice
other than to pay up these Sakaya
interventions often caused public
scandals that permanently damaged execs
reputations one such example comes in
the late 90s when Sakaya members bought
shares from mitsubishi gaining access to
their shareholder meetings and
threatening to reveal compromising
information the company was paying out
up to 13 million yen to keep things
quiet but by the time the police got
involved things were no
longer on the down-low number one they
actually have their good sides though
the previous entries may have convinced
you otherwise the Yakuza have actually
proved to be quite compassionate when
need be during the 2011 tsunami crisis
in the Tohoku Prefecture
it was the Yakuza who first jumped in to
help with the relief effort even before
the government could surprisingly they
did so quietly during the night so that
their presence would not become public
knowledge
apparently carrying over 50 tons of food
and supplies the AK was approved once
again to be morally ambiguous and this
wasn’t the only time they also lent a
hand during the 1995 Kobe earthquakes
just goes to show things aren’t always
kudo and Shido that is black and white
but i get it the bushido code the whole
japanese thing I get it but mu about
being Japanese I guess only the cliches
really so what do you think would you
like to have a father-son bond with your
boss for more honorable top tens and
nine-fingered top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com either way
we’re going to chill oh oh right
Oh
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