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Five-Year Civil War Has Wrecked the Supremacy of the Yakuza

END OF AN ERA

For almost 150 years, the police could not—or would not—dismantle the intricate power structures of the Japanese mafia. In just five years, the yakuza have done it themselves.

Jake Adelstein

Published Aug. 31 2020 4:16AM EDT

200828-adelstein-japan-tease-2_l2m3fi — The Asahi Shimbun

Jake Adelstein

Jake Adelstein

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