Yakuza
//ˈjækuːzə//
"Yakuza" in a Sentence (7 examples)
"Gang Wives" is a Yakuza movie released in 1986 by Toei Distribution Network.
The yakuza were tormenting Hiroshi.
Your dad shook down the yakuza.
Tom got into trouble with the Yakuza in Japan.
When the yakuza boss got out of the car, everyone bowed and greeted him by saying, "Osu!"
The Yakuza acts globally and has relationships with criminal affiliates in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling membership and increased police crackdowns.
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