Tokyo, April 3, 2025 (AFP) - Japan's yakuza numbers hit new low, police data shows

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2025-04-03
Membership of Japan's yakuza criminal underworld hit a new low of 18,800 in 2024 after years of decline, falling below the 20,000 mark for the first time, police data showed on Thursday. Yakuza forces have been dwindling since 2005, due in part to a stricter crackdown. Despite that decline, "some of their activities are becoming more and more opaque, with their sources of funding diversifying", the National Police Agency warned in a report publis......
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