下関市立大学論集

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下関市立大学論集 Volume 46 Issue 2
published_at 2002-09

A historical analysis of the relationship between the yakuza and the Japanese state and society

A historical analysis of the relationship between the yakuza and the Japanese state and society
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Traditionally gangsters in Japan have been called yakuza, a word that connotes the notion that gangsters are 'Iosers' in society and therefore deserving of sympathy. This sympathy historically extends to an understanding that yakuza gangs play an...