Even Japan’s infamous mafia groups are helping out with the relief efforts and showing a strain of civic duty. Jake Adelstein reports on why the police don’t want you to know about it. The Yakuza are ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. For those unfamiliar with the Japanese franchise, Kazuma has his entire back covered with a traditional Japanese dragon. Tattoo work this intricate ...

Thai police have arrested a member of the Japanese mafia they say has been on the run for 14 years. 74-year-old Shigeharu Shirai was detained in Lopburi, Thailand on Thursday. Authorities say Shirai ...

Jan. 11 (UPI) --Authorities said Thursday a former Japanese Yakuza crime boss was arrested after 15 years on the run -- for the death of a rival gangster, after a photo of his tattoos were noticed on ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A 74-year-old Japanese man accused of a gang murder in Japan 15 years ago has been arrested in Thailand after pictures of his tattoos went viral on social media, Thai police said ...

(BANGKOK) — Thai police have arrested a 72-year-old Japanese fugitive who was recognized when his full-body tattoos were circulated online. A police statement said Shigeharu Shirai was arrested ...

For folks who missed the Yakuza series’ initial foray into the gaming scene more than a decade ago, this year certainly has been a great time to introduce themselves to Sega’s gritty drama about ...

OK, so maybe this has happened to you. An Olympic swimmer gets out of a pool or maybe an archer pulls back a bow. You catch a glimpse of five interlocking rings on a back or an inner arm or a thigh ...

Tattoos in video games are tricky. When done right, they add an extra layer of immersion to a game world. When done wrong, they can feel jarringly out of sync with either the game's art style or the ...

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Like a Dragon: Yakuza’s first season certainly went out with a bang. The Amazon adaptation of the hit video game series answered several major questions in its finale, while also posing a few more – ...