Tag: yakuza
Tokyo Vice Book Review
Tokyo Vice is a courageous book written by a very brave man*. It’s the autobiography of Jake...
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Yakuza and the Royal Family
On the left: The Crown Prince of Japan and his wife and daughter, Masako and Aiko. On the right:...
Read More21st Century Yakuza
The image of the punch-permed yakuza, with his missing pinky finger and Yamaguchi-gumi pin on his lapel is a stereotype that is quickly becoming as outdated as the geisha and samurai. The 1990’s were a time of enormous...
Read MoreNo Tattoos Sign
This sign on a sento (public bath house) says “Irezumi no kata okotowari shimasu.” (People with tatoos are not permitted). A lot of non-Japanese people with tattoos worry about whether they will be allowed into sento...
Read MoreFestival Yaks
Yaks posing for a photo at the Sanja-Matsuri in Asakusa. I’m going to Greece for a vacation, so this will be the last post until about Aug. 1.
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