How The Yakuza Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider
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- Yuyama Shinya is a former member of the yakuza in Japan. He says he was arrested 11 times, as a juvenile and adult, and has served eight years in prison. He says he joined the Japanese mob when he was 18 and served in several positions before leaving in 2012.
He speaks with Insider about the ways the yakuza makes money, such as extortion and protection rackets. He discusses the initiation ceremonies and rules of membership as well as the ties the yakuza has to other criminal groups, such as the triads and Russian organized crime.
Since leaving the yakuza, Yuyama has turned his back on a life of crime. He runs a UA-cam channel and stood for political office on a platform of prison reform.
Chapter 1: The Initiation - 00:47
Chapter 2: The Bosses - 02:03
Chapter 3: The Hierarchy - 05:06
Chapter 4: The Rules - 06:06
Chapter 5: The Money - 08:02
Chapter 6: The Police - 11:29
Chapter 7: The Prisons - 13:36
Chapter 8: The Future - 15:13
Chapter 9: The Aftermath - 16:26
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He comes off as extremely well spoken and charismatic. I can see why he was made the second to his boss.
I think the boss did it cause he made a lot of money through criminal means.
How can you tell? Do you speak Japanese? He might be speaking their equivalent of AAVE
@@speedmetalmassiah567 bro you couldn’t even spell Messiah.
The fact that man almost never blinked suggests how he’s always prepared
@@speedmetalmassiah567 he used keigo all the interview, and while he's not really that eloquent, he's being extremely polite in his speech.
Years ago I moved somewhere in Scotland where my neighbours were two Japanese Buddhist monks. After getting to know them better, I learnt that one of them used to be a member of the Yakuza and basically gave a monastery all the money he had for them to take him somewhere safe because he wanted to quit. Apparently that's one of the ways out.
Back when I visited Japan, I spent a night in a monastery with an onsen bathhouse. It's pretty common for onsen in Japan to ban people with tattoos because of the taboo associated with the yakuza. This one had no rules like that though, which our guide explained was because becoming a monk is regarded as a safe or acceptable way to quit the Yakuza so there are a surprising number of monks running about with their old gang ink. Apparently there was at least one ex-Yakuza member among the monks at our monastery.
Handy for me, since I had a shoulder piece!
was he missing a finger?
@@ChrisBChikin do you know where this onsen is at? I'm visiting Japan soon.
Or he was just a master bullshitter and you’re just gullible? He may not even be Japanese for all you know, lmfao.
Sounds like the monasteries and the Yakuza are in cohorts
He comes as well spoken and regretful of his past, but do not make the mistake of thinking that Yakuza were at any point "good" people. They deal in human trafficking, forced prostitution, drug and weapon smuggling, racketeering and blackmailing, and lastly murder. Sure when there are disasters the Yakuza are almost always the first ones to either be there to help, or send help such as food or water, but these are never free of charge, as they expect either the people there to remember this act of "kindness" towards them, or expect the police to lower the heat on them for some time because they managed to be there while the bureaucracy of the government prevented the real services of getting there faster.
hit the nail on the head
the good acts they did was essentially them preying on the weakest civilians
i guess they are one of the best for society when it comes to crimes organisations tho so there could be an argument made stating that they are the lesser of evils
I'm Japanese. Your opinion is 100% correct. There was a yakuza office in the area where I lived. The yakuza actively interacted with the residents of the city, did volunteer work, and were well-liked by the residents. One day, however, it was discovered that the yakuza office was kidnapping people and removing and selling their organs. I still remember the horror I felt when I saw the news. The yakuza pretend to be good people, but you should never trust them.
He's talking about a much older time than you're assuming.
I'm not surprised you don't know that, but those times certainly existed.
ヤクザの下っ端が行った"女子高生コンクリート事件"を調べてみて
どれだけ残酷かわかる
i disagree on him being regretful
A family friend was a a member and when he told us the story’s about his past life we were in shock he told us he paid his way out and had to leave without one cent or they will come after him
He was apart of the Yamaguchi-gumi
he had 3 fingers missing and was one of the most calm and respectful people we have come across
he has since past away had 4 children
in Australia and will always be like family
Never trust them completely. Even if it was a long time ago, the Yakuza are criminals.
@@user-dt7gh5le2z
Man is not judged bye his mistakes but only the actions and life he choose to change too become better he made mistakes and everyday carried them in his heart
When he died all that I seen was a beautiful honest father husband and freind
Wow, even Yamagushi-Gumi? Dude obviously had it going back then
Yamaguchi-Gumi is the largest Yakuza organization
Is being a Yakuza like being a Walter White? Making a lot of money through crime... If you can "give up" on the Yakuza and stay alive, that's a start, in other places you die if do this
He didn't even change his expression when he talked about someone being sold off as a slave 😶
Edit: I'm getting fed up with all you edgelords defending his actions. This guy is a criminal, and no "cultural differences" will change that.
That guy who stole that money fucked up big time...
America has been called out for its slavery and they still have black slaves in this country
Kino
Far more chilling is the bored way he talks about bashing some guy with a hammer
Unit 731
If you’re a Yakuza for past 20 odd years and if the cops had your name it was virtually impossible to get an apartment. Their laws become so hard towards them many left.
yes, after the government literally required the true old yakuza to help stabilize their economy and keep the peace in the streets, this new generation of young guns trying to make a name for themselves have utterly ruined the honor and name of the yazuka.
now, as you say, the government literally shits on you for existing if you even have ties or otherwise, associated with them.
if only china would do something about the triads.
good
Not just an apartment. Basically anything that involves some form of background check. Like applying for a bank loan or an office job.
@@Jake4595 not really, you are basically forcing them to stay yakuza
@@Illuminat-ve5ue Yet diminishing the new recruits. So it is a good thing in the long run.
My sister and I both lived in Japan for a year in 2010. There were a few times that I saw men which looked normal to me, but everyone else seemed to know to avoid. One time, my sister was on the train when a man got on. He was completely covered up (it was a really hot summer) and started talking on the phone (which is considered very rude in Japan. Nobody does this). My sister didn't pay him much attention, untill she realized almost all the other people in the train had moved to a different compartment. She knew the others knew something she didn't and also quickly left. She later realized he was probably Yakuza.
I also got stopped on the street once by this strange woman who wanted to meet up with me to "learn english". She gave me her number and wanted to meet up in private later. I was only 16 (and Dutch btw, not American) so the host family I stayed with told my host sister to come with me to meet her. When I didnt show up alone, the woman was nowhere to be found. She didnt reply to my texts anymore. Her phone number also had different digits than a regular Japanese cell. I still don't know what that was, but after hearing about human trafficking in Japan I got an odd feeling about it.
Omg thank you for your comment!! Today a lady started talking to my friend and said she wants to learn English and they also exchanged phone numbers and tomorrow they are supposed to buy bed sheets (only both of them alone). My friend moved to Daegu today. The whole situation was really random. So I just took a screen shot of you comment and sent it to her. She was only worried it’s someone who what’s to spread christianity to her, so I guess she already got weird vibes of her
@annika7310 Hi! I'm glad you were able to warn your friend. Thanks for replying. You never know what someone's intentions are, so I am certain it's better to be safe than sorry. I've been asked about talking in English by many more strangers in Japan and it's usually just enthusiasm but you never know about that 1 person that's different. Anyway, tell your friend it's better to be seen as a rude foreigner than to be lured into anything you don't like (such as religion / cults etc).
@@annika7310If it’s Korea, it’s likely that they tried to get her into cult. Korea has a big cult issues.
@@annika7310i dont think its weird for the ppl there to ask for english lessons since korean are so hardworking, just tell your friend to meet the student in places w many people around. Dont meet at their home / teach at her own house since there's a case recently about this. Even if they tell their family were in the house dont go bcs you'll never know the truth in it. Go to cafe, rent studyroom or online would be good too. Be safe ❤❤
yes that's what we thought as well@@bekcha4170
Incidentally, the punishment of cutting off the pinky finger was a punishment for infantrymen in the Warring States period, for those who often cut off allies by mistake.
A soldier without a pinky finger was considered by his allies to be someone to watch out for, and it was also a marker.
These old ways of punishment still exist in the Yakuza world.
Do not tell a lie. Bows and spears were the main weapons during the Sengoku period.
@@user-wy8cs2dk1hDo not tell a lie.
@@cap8369 It's not a lie. During the Sengoku period, there were many battles on the plains, so spearmanship and archery were more developed than swordsmanship. Swordsmanship was developed in the 18th century.
@@user-wy8cs2dk1h 剣で斬ったとは書いてないけど味方をよく攻撃してしまう者はそういう罰を受けていたって話だよ
There is one big error in the video. At 14:44, a word "chigiri" appears. What he actually said was "Jigiri," not "chigiri." Chigiri is an ordinary but old word, also commonly used by yakuza, meaning "promise." On the other hand, "Jigiri" is a yakuza specific word meaning "cutting yourself." ("Jigiri" = じぎり = 自切り) As the kanji implies, the word itself means self-amputation in biology, as gecko cut its legs off in order to protect its life. He got arrested so his organization was spared. That's why he got promoted once he got released.
Maybe they mistook it for chigiri as in "to tear", like "千切り". Tearing and cutting are similar so it would have been an easy mistake to make, but you can definitely hear him saying "ji" and not "chi".
Chigiri means promise? So the point was sending someone to kill someone else was like a promise it will happen?
@@dcthomas8959 no, the point is that he said “Jigiri” instead of “Chigiri”
What about Seppuku?
@@nerinobaloney3766 Seppuku means cutting your stomach. As you may already know, it was a way to kill yourself in order to preserve one's honor. FYI, it is really hard to die instantly from seppuku, so it was common to have another person behind you to finish you off (called Kaishyaku). I don't think there is any case of seppuku reported in modern Japan because, well, it is painful and you'll provably die.
From this interview I feel that the Yakuza aren’t some outright illegal rampant hooligans. They are like businessmen, but with prescribed violence. You don’t see the violence on the surface, but if you go digging it seems you will. Like, they give off the shady vibe, but not the type you arrest on sight. I guess I just feel that they are subtle, yet scary.
Believe me, they are nothing more than undisciplined thugs who just put more effort into maintaining their illusion of discipline than other criminal organizations.
Before the previous administration (headed by Shinzo Abe) instituted the anti-organized crime policy, they were throwing grenades at each other and doing drive-bys.
Most gangs, especially organized crime aren't rampant hooligans. That is just what the movies portray.
More scarier if you look at the case of junko furuta
You should read the book "Cosa Nostra" from John Dickie if you want to know almost everything about those types of organization^^
A shady vibe?! He said they sold a racketeering victim into slavery for $22,000 and had him shipped overseas. That's a little more than shady, that's evil.
You can tell he was a Yakuza to a T. He understood the rules and how it governs one’s actions and is able to distinguish himself from petty criminals. Ignoring those who use intimidation to pretend and look like a gangster means he has intimate knowledge and understanding of what it means to be in that organization.
to "a" tee
Lots of Bosozuka {Street Punks} get Tatts and try to be tuff but they are NOT yaks, just punks, I think he himself was a Bosozoka before becoming a Yak so yah he has first had knowledge lol.
u really over here glorifying ppl who ruin lives woah. smth i expected
「決闘罪で捕まった人」ってだけで凄くレアな人だ…
アナーキーもだよね
アナーキーも同じ理由やん
He's so funny "finance related business was shark loan" "i was disciplined by being beaten up" every his phrase is a gold time delivery. he should became a humorist.
That’s a typical Japanese humor. To complete the style, you do it with a poker face.
殴る以外に躾ける方法は無い
it might sound funny in english but it's normal in japanese
being beat up is to be disciplined are normal for asian
fake yakuza
He talks in the same dispassionate way that most people talk about parts of their jobs about the parts of his job that involved torturing a person with a hammer and selling a guy into forced slavery.
Japanese people tend to speak that way, but if you could understand his choice of words, you will know that he is trying to convey an honest reality of the Japanese underworld.
Selling someone to the slavery Isn’t such rare in Japan. You can dig some “kousen” (industrial ship). There’s a fascinating novel about it. Why 🇯🇵has grown so fast, there’s of course reason of slavery. Not from outside but from inside.
Some europeans told me even our ordinal work looks like slavery to them😂
Maybe if the guy payed the money and did not run away to begin with he wouldnt have gotten sold as a slave...
@@hakimhayashi Lol, any sort of effort or work is slavery to rich people.
Why nobody likes them. (Except for other rich people.)
@@4evergamer4Nah, can't ever condone slavery.
amazing video and very insightful for people outside the culture who want to know a bit more about this topic
おじいちゃんと同じ話し方、ヤクザの人って同じような話し方と声になるよね。そんでもって達筆なの、マジで不思議。
達筆なのは手紙書くから
声が私の好きな声優さんに似てると思ってしまう…笑
殴られるから脳細胞が4んでジジイみたいな話し方になる
He strikes me as a very adventurous guy. I like the way he narrates the whole story with very little sense of seriousness 🤣. Like it's the kind of story he would narrate to his kids
That guy was so cool yes I would love to know that guy
He is an absolute disgusting snake for selling someone into slavery in another country. Yes, he has a very 'cool' and confident look and air about him, but he is nothing but scum to have done something as henious as turning a civilian into a slave.
Alright kids, let me tell you the story of that one time I kidnapped a dude and sold him as a slave, it was awesome!
I think that what you mean is that he is chill about it, easy going personality right now but with a serious mind, though nonetheless chill about it. Or maybe he's just soulless that he simply didn't cared back then and even now, though morale did change for him and he takes his life serious after it all. You can't be shocked about your own things if you didn't felt shock back when you did those things, it will remain for you as a thing you did despite how bad it was, because why worry about something that happened before and your life is going for better now... Right?
He's an influencer now in Japan thats why
He describes these horrible crimes so calmly, without emotion, like it is so normal. It's horrible, to take advantage of the poor or addicted, and sell human beings as slaves. On the one hand it's good he has stopped, but on the other... how many more youths get sucked into this life?
If you get emotional just by bringing up these actions, you wouldn't last very long in the life of crime. So its no surprise that such emotions had to be suppressed.
"how many.."
Just look at internet tough guys harassing people with feeling/offending people. Thats them
bro is trying so hard to sound mature
he's just trying to be honest in the interview. He never says thats good or bad, or whether he agrees with it.
When the system fails them they move to crime the end.
Delightfully Insightful
I heard about a doctor who served the yakuza. He was a great heart surgeon with a steady hand. Number one. He served a yakuza boss by doing a heart transplant, but there was a fatal mistake and the yakuza boss died. The yakuza was very angry with him and put a bounty on his head. To escape, he hid in a fishing boat that came to America. Dude didn’t speak a lick of English. No food and no money. Darryl give me job. Now I have house, American car, and new woman. But a warehouse manager saved life. I confessed his big secret one day: I actually killed the yakuza boss on purpose. Good surgeon. The best!
人が人を殺すことは、いつだって良い事とは言えない。
Good for him!!!
Man you just made me remember this lol.
@@zhumiss7054 it’s a dialogue from The Office lol
@@cocoadrink_014 It's actually a referente to a dialogue from an american TV series called "the Office", a popular comedy in the west.
I've always applauded how well-spoken and educated a lot of gangsters are. It's almost like they realize you can't be successful by brute strength alone and that intelligence is what really drives your organization forward.
Does seems that all the smart ones either move up in the ranks or leave the game completely
It seems not only you applauded but also praise, worship, got starstruck, adore a gangster.
@@pagodebregaeforro2803 uhhhh how so.... legit ALL of those things have different meanings.... rofl
@@BushMaster420circle By his name he is brazilian, and these kinds of organized criminals cause terrible problems here. Some of us won't take lightly absolutely ANY kind of compliment directed to criminals, specially from organized crime.
@@aedes947 ok from the way you worded it, I totally respect that, was only pointing out the words he used, werent what OP said BUT I can see what you mean, my only thing is, he could have done a better job at saying it, like explain the destruction these groups leave in there wake / path, which i can totally agree with why you feel that way!!! & yes crime ingeneral is horrible for society as a whole and when its done in such a manner as explained, like him saying "ooo hes smart" well sadly if he was truly smart he would have used his life for good rather then contributing to crime n abusing those who are lesser off then him
This video has been very informative! I’ve always wondered how ex-yakuza members are doing and what were their thoughts etc. Thanks for the video!
I wondered if the record or ties of him being former yakuza still sits for others to look up or do they have privacy laws for people like that? uS we have freedom of info so most of the crimes an adult commits we can get the records for; but minors have immunity typically, or can have their case blocked by prying eyes. Also, now the laws are changing again and if you had like some drug charges and your good for like 5 years or 10 maybe they take it off your record. I think gang stuff stays though but I could be wrong
The ironic part about the harsher anti-yakuza laws is that while yes it has diminished the influence of the Yakuza greatly, its also created a power vacuum for other gangs to gain territory.
And unlike the Yakuza, these gangs care more about violence than business.
Reminds me of the hangure
yakuza gone and Chinese mafia appears
It has made the police more powerful. In certain situations, this might seem like a good thing, but in many places this is not something to celebrate.
@@jijittersi agree, in most countries when police become too powerful they become like a gang in their own right
The problem of "han-gres" is becoming a very big problem in Japan today.
Yakuza" like the one in the video are basically making their money off of stupid people who are basically incapable of borrowing money from banks and financial companies that charge legitimate interest. For example, debt addicts and gamblers who cannot borrow money from banks and financial companies that charge legitimate interest, addicts of illegal drugs, and people who fall for obviously shady business practices. Of course, these are basically criminal acts, and it is not uncommon for people who have led normal lives to become victims of the Yakuza, but I would be cautious about extorting people at random.
This is an aspect of risk management in the yakuza community, where they protect their own organization by maintaining their own face and dignity and by not causing too many problems easily. On the other hand, the semi-gres have a kind of order that they are concerned about.
On the other hand, the han-gres tend to be unconcerned with such order, and are marked by their extreme and unrestrained behavior, and many of them are foolish children and young people.
In the past, policing these unscrupulous anti-social organizations was part of the yakuza's role, but as the crackdown on the yakuza has become stronger, it has become harder for them to engage in such activities.
Of course, it is impossible to say that the Yakuza are righteous to society, but it is a fact that as the crackdown on the Yakuza becomes more severe, the han-gre, who were the target of their crackdown, are entering the vacant backstage business.
Great advice at the end.
This is one THE BEST CHANNELS ON UA-cam. Good content
i like how he casually describes "bashing someone with a hammer" without batting an eyelid..
I mean, I used to bash catfish in the head with a hammer (they're the kind of fish that's so hard to kill). And after numerous head bashing experiences, it simply made you numb and even bored, like its just another catfish.
Well, his training as a carpenter came to good use.
Hey, it wasn't personal.
It was strictly business.
Watch some ex soldiers talk about bombing cities.
And selling people in slavery.
Very interesting for us knowing nothing about this kind of professions. Honest and well spoken with a very good final advise for many. Thank you for your video.
One of the best episodes
I know of one heart surgeon who was in the Yakuza who also got a fresh start at a paper company in Scranton Pennsylvania
The office….?
In Japan, Heart Surgeon, Number 1 Steady Hand
@@FreeHugsForYuuhthe crap USA version
Salute to all the former criminals in 'How crime work' who take time to tell us about their former jobs even though they know they might get hatred or embarrassment from that just so we can get information to (hopefully) prevent crime in the future
this is not a sarcastic comment, i truly appreciate that
No one is preventing crime from these interviews. These guys are out of the game but the game still runs on.
@@corail53 did u read the word "hopefully"?
@@corail53 Actually there is at least one that works with the police using their experience to help catch other criminals. Think he showed up on one of these.
@@neurofiedyamato8763
Maybe you don't know that Governing is the highest level of gangsterism. Applied by dictatorship, accepted by United nations. The most effective gang system in history after the monarchism. People now are tend to follow governments rules because it's the most powerful entity in every nation.
The higher your rank in your government, the more you have Wealth, nepotism, influence, fame...etc
That's not different than a gang system. Exept that governments have more access to the nations Resources than other entities.
These videos are basically a "what not to do" tutorial
Wow! I love this series! Er, where can I comment on production and give ideas without getting my head bitten off?
ここのコメント欄は信じられないほど寛容ですね。おそらく、日本に住んでいる私が悪事に敏感すぎるだけなのでしょうけれども、彼らの一切を好意的に受け取ることは出来ないです。
It’s because when people are curious they don’t really understand till later at least I think so but yeah it’s weird they don’t
過去の悪事そのものを「好意的」に受け取っているわけでは無いと思うよ。ヤクザを辞めて社会復帰しようとしている、組織の仕組みを公にしようとしている点を評価しているんだと思う。欧米圏はキリスト教などの影響で人間は誰も生まれ変われる(2度目のチャンスを与えられる)などの教えが根付いているからこの様な人物を評価するんだよ。日本人の感覚だと臭い物には蓋をしがちだから悪事は聞きたく無い、見たくも無いと思って知らんぷりするのが普通だからね。
I love the idea that being a loan shark is easier on the back and heart than being a carpenter. What jobs had be been doing? Trying to saw bits of wood that were running away and attempting to punch him in the head?
And at only 18 ...
thats how most people enter crime they dont know exactly what kind of life they entering and the consequences
He could have found the idea of being a loan shark and eventually a yakuza member as an exciting experience at 18, not realizing that once you're in it then you're in it for a long time. He did a big dumb just like any other teenage boy but took it up a notch.
Perhaps he fell from a height.
Lifting heavy wood can be quite straining on your heart and back. Sawing is hard work
I wish him luck, its good to see someone that turned their life around. It's not an easy thing to do.
Really? I wish him karmic retribution for all the suffering he's caused his victims.
@@78cottoncandyhe served his time though? 10 years of normal ordinary life without committing any crime yet you still want him to atone for what he's done? seems sort of harsh considering he already went to prison numerous times.
@@forbiddenalien833 lol, he has probably ruined hundreds of lives and negatively impacted thousands throughout his criminal career, a prison sentence is just what you get caught for, and it's definitely not a cleansing act of your character akin to a religious reincarnation lmfao, maybe if he saves a hundred people instead you can start saying he's "atoned", if there ever is such a point in life. He's a person with a cursed history and not someone I'd ever wanna associate with.
@@forbiddenalien833serving time in prison doesn't bring back the dead & doesn't make his victims forget all the horrible and inhumane things he has done to them and made them do.
Shoutout to Insider for giving this insight. I hope the interviewee is not getting any harm from revealing Yakuza.
コメント欄にいる外国人の方が自分よりよっぽどヤクザに詳しいの笑う
Hehehe
そうだ( ╹▽╹ )
A common thread I noticed when former members of criminal organizations quit and talk about the life is their lack of honor, even toward their own rules and people. They use their high-minded ideals as a smoke screen to get what they want from people and society. Then again, that's not just criminal organizations... it's all of us.
Government started as organized crime. Makes sense.
It's up to each one of us to be more than just a slave to our own desires, though I have come to conclude that save for few exceptional kind of people most people are just incapable of being more than just a product of earthly desires.
@@thepunisher2988 Stop. I can already smell the bible on your breath. We're not interested.
@@John-ir4id How do you figure? I haven't mentioned anything about the Bible or Christianity for that matter, but you seem to be convinced that I am conveying a Christian idea.
For the record, I'm not a Christian, but I'm just curious to find out why you assume so, because you aren't the only person who have thought so.
What I wrote is based on my observations and experiences of dealing with a good representative sample of the population in my line of work, not based on some religious ideals.
Like you mentioned, while most people claim to have some kind of higher value, rarely do people actually prove themselves with their action, and they justify their self-indulgent behaviour as if they are pursuing some higher ideals.
Let me be clear: there is NOTHING wrong with engaging in self-indulgent behaviour.
What is wrong is being dishonest about it by justifying one's own self-indulgent behaviour as if it is part of an higher deal.
There is a reason why there are so many frauds in the tech and financial industry, and a lot of them start out with the claim that they are pursuing some ideals (fighting climate change, 'decentralizing' the currency, pursuing gender equality etc.) to attract victims who may actually share the ideals.
There is nothing wrong with companies being honest about their intentions even if the intention is entirely selfish, because that way it can attract like-minded people and build their own ideals accordingly.
That is the same for the Yakuza - all the Yakuza groups claim to follow their own code of honor and loyalty, but who are they kidding???
They are an organization made entirely of people who grew up without lack discipline and sense of belonging (to family, to society), and you think the members automatically develop loyalty and discipline once they join?
If you learn about the Yakuza from the accounts of former prosecutors in Japan, you will know that once they're threatened with indictment, all their pretense of discipline and loyalty go out the window. Japan has a conviction rate near 100%, and their prisons aren't very hospitable.
@@thepunisher2988 I picked one out of a hat. But, whatever tradition you speak from, I really don't want to hear it.
14:47
It's typo, he talks about "Jigiri"
Chigiri means promise.
Thank you so much for telling your story and giving your incite.
He explained everything so nicely and well he is more educated then others and even the yakuza follow the rules that normal people don't.
Quite enlightening. He's so well-spoken too.
4:48 "Kamidana" is not a "Buddhist alter" but Shinto's home shrine.
I noticed that too
Yeah, didn't seem like a very Buddhist thing to do.
Shinto on the other hand..., errr, finger....
@@MesaperProductions It's a yakuza thing, not shinto thing obviously🤦
his eyes don't have a trace of fear or hesitation. you can tell he's lived his life staying true to his values
He got a bunch of videos in other youtube channels telling he’s living a “normal” day to day life 👍👍👍
When he said he sold a slave and dispatch him to another country, I got chills like damn.
I think the thing that really stands out for me with this is that when they did an interview with the mafia guys it was “shady shady shady” whereas with this guy it feels more like “shady business shady”. Like it doesn’t sound like that much of a difference but just how he talks about like a person talks about a past career instead of a lifestyle boggles me for some reason
He's so well spoken and has the charismatic vibe about him, he tells the story so neatly even with is unchangeable form.
OMG THE DISCRIBTION IS SO BEAUTIFUL
Next video: how corruption works in politics.
bro giving them ideas 💀
@@scorpbyt609 let's give them plenty more 💀
What do you mean
Wouldn't be hard to find someone to talk about it
Ain't that difficult to find someone to explain it. 💀
Yakuza and hikkikomori reflects the difficulty of "returning to the fold". But kudos to this man bringing the gospel that "Hey! There's life after prison.".. even the death of pinky cannot stop the "promise" of hope and future for these people.
日本だから頑張れば変わることは多いかもしれないけど海外の治安の悪い所で生まれ育った人は難しいと思う。負の連鎖を断ち切るって大変だしね。頑張ることは良いことだけど。
Love the stories..really getting into your channel 🎉🎉❤
The most ironic thing, is how he speaks about it being hard to get back on your feet after having been in prison (it's nice that he wants to be a probation officer to help others). However the people he killed or sold into slavery never did get that chance.
Perhaps he's seeking atonement for his past actions and wanting to be an officer is one way to obtain it.
the thing is, even if he quit and changed his life, he probably still faces very tough restrictions, like ive heard about ex yakuza who can't open bank accounts or even own a cellphone.
He is very stone cold with everything he said no laugher while explaining things no face expressions describing anything it was all spoken with seriousness i liked that
I hope he gets the qualification and becomes a probation officer. I think he would do a very good job and help many people getting out of that life.
The Yakuza are the product of eras between Meiji & Shōwa. The merchants & ronin's seized opportunity to establish themselves when the shoguns & daimyos were wiped out, with few becoming bankers or accommodated within the industrialization & reformation of power. The zaibatsus rose and beneath them were the losers that were unfavored and practically undermined every step the way throughout different governments & public policies. These outsiders conglomerated & collateralized that still maintain the complexity of powers reminiscing the post Tokugawa era.
Very interesting guy! Great interview insider!
Great material. Will get in touch with him for an interview as well!
It’s honestly so cool and interesting how accurate the like a dragon series is. Even down to majima working as a construction firm.
The yakuza games are literally propaganda, Sega works with the yakuza. Games are okay but don't put them on a pedestal or believe in stuff from it
@@DOUBLERAINBR0 and so did Nintendo, Sony and most Japanese companies after WW2 because that’s how businesses could afford to stay afloat. Almost every single major company had ties at some point to yakuza but now that anti yakuza laws are so tight companies would lose everything. Just because I like the yakuza series as a video game doesn’t automatically mean I morally align with the crime organization. If someone plays GTA and “puts it on a pedestal” are you saying they also agree with the mafia and organized crime? No of course they don’t. I’m 30 years old I know when to separate reality from fantasy.
@Nakita_Jade I like the yakuza games too, some people in these comments weren't separating the two, wasn't sure if you were and I have no idea who you are or how old you are. Lots of young people in here
The Yakuza games and all the manga and anime and tv shows are incredibly romanticized.
They are about as accurate as The Godfather is on the Italian Mob. It’s a distorted, romantic picture of a bunch of brutal and unscrupulous criminals.
The Yakuza are responsible for human trafficking, slave labor, forced prostitution and harvesting organs from innocent people.
Anyone playing Yakuza or GTA and therefor thinking the real Yakuza or real Mafia is cool is deranged and easily manipulated.
It’s good if you don’t morally align with the Yakuza, it would be incredibly stupid to think they are cool. But the Like a Dragon games are not realistic or representing the actual Yakuza in any way. It’s a light hearted pop culture representation.
@@lightup6751Like a Dragon and the Godfather use criminal life to creates great tragedies that talk about life in general.
In the modern age, only organized crime features themes like death, betrayal, honor and so on with such magnitude.
But yes, while the setting, even in the Godfather, is pretty accurate the whole time and the characters are heavily romanticized
14:46 I think this is jigiri not chigiri. Chigiri is a word used in a ceremony to become a yakuza brother and has a completely different meaning. And the meaning of jigiri is as it was said in the video.😊
Jigiri Jigiri Awlright!- Yakuza Quagmire
@@GokkanUxxgo hahahahaha
日本人ですがこれはちぎりであってます
@@hirooooooo あなたは間違っています。ジギリと検索してからコメントしなさい。
@@7ak 間違ってないです
Is it just me or did they kind of gloss over the part where he says that they kidnapped a guy and then sold him into slavery overseas?
Definitely glossed over that
Funny that you mention it sense your gonna be off in a little white supremacy streak let me educate you on something America don't want you to know about. that stuff happens here but no one makes a big deal it's a black thing
@@adolphaselrah9506 no they didn't
@@skytaylor9767 Yeah they did. A comment like that warrants some explanation.
@@Yvolve He gave the explanation. He just can't reveal more because he might get killed.
A amazing man to be so open about his life
„he ran away without paying, but he was found. He was then sold of as a slave for 30.000$.“
Certainly more efficient at getting their money back than beating them up but my god, that is the single most evil way i‘ve seen criminals get their money back from an escaped debtor
I really loved this video. I'm from Italy and I like to watch videos about mafia. It's funny how they share some "tales". Like back in the day mafia was full of honors now it is ruined. Nope we just changed our perception about them and we (mostly) demystified the mafia. And the "security" that these criminals provide looks very similar, in italian is called "pizzo",if you have a business in some parts of Italy sadly you have to pay a fee for a protection. If you dont pay it the same criminals will destroy and sabotage your business until you cave. And if you take the noble road and denounce them, sometimes not even to the authority but just to your clients/ neighbours, theres a chance you get a bullet (sometimes leg = "gambizzare", sadly sometimes head) and they make an example out of you. Nowadays Mafia changed very much, its less violent and more about "smart" crimes such as money laundering and stealing government funds. They had to change because the perception changed, until the 90s for the general public Mafia didn't exist but now is less taboo and in very large areas of Italy is less prominent the presence of Mafia, at least the conventional way. I think its okay sometimes to glamorize criminal organizations in movies and tv shows, but lets show also the reality: there is nothing noble about these organizations and they are a cancer to our societies, parasites that thrives where the State cant prevail. Thanks again for this good interview
The State is also a mafia. The only difference is that it doesn't punish you with violence.
@@radicalcentrist4990 Oh it really do punish you with violence if you don't follow the rules they chosed.
I’m surprised he can talk about this openly and not have a bounty on his head for it
what bounty , his clan probably got wipe out ,and he's ranking top , lol you think he dare to come out and spill it
彼はそのうち消されるだろう
ヤクザを規制すると中国マフィアとかが半グレがのさばるのも痛いけどヤクザを自由にさせるのも怖い
興味本位でもヤクザに近寄ってはいけません。如何なる理由があったとしても絶対にヤクザに近寄ってはいけない。
What will they do?
As a someone comes from where there’s been tons of yakuzas, some additional tips on clip :
00:20 They skipped in sub “jingi”. Hard to translate though, this is the core of them. “Sincerity or moral code”.
04:45 “Kamidana” is not Buddhism altar but Shintoism one. It’s like calling a Menorah a
Christian symbole. Yakuzas are deeply Shintoist not Buddhist.
14:20 “shike” as in being wet or storm, poor fishing on boat. It means in slang “being unlucky”.
Brilliant doc tho! When I was kid, one of my best friend became Yakuza, it’d never been possible to be public about being yakuza at the time. Even Japan has changed anyhow…!
I thought it was weird he mentioned a Buddha statue. Shinto altar makes way more sense. Pretty big blunder from Insider to be honest
'Yakuzas are deeply Shintoist not Buddhist.'
Source? (p.s.: there isn't one because you're talking rubbish).
@@WiggaMachiavelli He is not lying. Most yakuza members personally practice both Shintoism and Buddhism like most Japanese, but as a clan, they usually worship Shinto deities and perform their rituals in the manner of Shintoism.
There are two main types of yakuza: Bakuto (博徒) and Tekiya (的屋).
Bakuto is a group of people who originally made their living by gambling, and they mainly worship Amaterasu (天照大神), the Shinto goddess of the sun.
Tekiya is a group of people who originally set up stalls at festivals or worked as street vendors, and they mainly worship Shinnō (神農), Chinese god of herbal medicine and agriculture.
@@mokuseinoosa Just like many companies may have a Shinto shrine...
But you wouldn't say the company is 'not Buddhist'.
@@WiggaMachiavelli Yeah, It'd be a lie to say that they are "not Buddhists at all", but most of their beliefs and rituals (except for funerals) are heavily based on Shintoism, so it's not really wrong to say that they are "not Buddhist" in the sense of the ordinary Japanese. We Japanese are very ambivalent about our religions, so it may be difficult for foreigners to understand some aspects of it.
Actually at 4:47 he said some display the pinky finger on “kamidana(神棚)”. Kamidana is also an altar, but it’s related to religious faith indigenous to Japan called “Shintoism” or “Shinto(神道)” in Japanese, not Buddhism. FYI, shrine(神社⛩️) is also related to Shinto. Just so you know😉🩷
Being a gangster is bad and all, but you can't deny yakuza are kinda cool. Like, they have this special aura around them. I've seen some other yakuza interviews too, and they are always this calm and well-spoken, but somehow send chills down your spine.
I need to hear/read this guy speak more, he's really interesting!
hes definitely speaking of the yakuza in a way that makes them seem better than they actually are
he's from Tommy (Sabbatical)'s episodes!! i remember him
The last minute was pretty inspiring, nice gentleman
Respect to guy. He is still alive and telling us his stories.
Honourable Yakuza who respected his rights and true knowledge.
ヤクザ自体にはフィクション含め良い印象はないんだけど、この人の喋り方は惹かれるな
Surprising amount of comments complementing him for his actions
Because people have an unhealthy fixation on Yakuza and gangsters from what anime and the movies portray them as. People often use Scarface as a motivation source for hustling instead of seeing what that movie was actually about.
for one thing he is very charismatic, and as for another point, I think some people like myself are very far removed from crime and the things he describes, so we are desensitized to it in a way. it can be difficult to really understand that way of life unless you have some kind of real life experience with it. I did get chills when he mentioned the slavery and beating someone with a hammer
nobody is doing that
Complimenting not complementing, different meanings
I enjoyed this talk, and could understand almost all of it in Japanese.
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I love it 😫
話が上手いけどやってる事はえげつない
3:51 oh my god
I think he was on sabbatical tommy's channel. Was very nice hosting Tommy.
面白い内容ありがとうごさいます。
I’ll never understand how calm these guys are about “well I upset my boss so I chopped off my finger for him”
Great video and interesting man. It really sucks how convicts never get second chances.
If you don't get hired, make your own
The entire point of serving a sentence is that once that sentence is complete, in terms of the written law you have been "redeemed" and are back to being a normal citizen.
It's society that assigns a black mark on your record for having been convicted. And it's really unfortunate. The purpose of imprisoning someone is to punish them for doing wrong. But that should end when their sentence is over - unless they commit more crimes obviously.
@@JayStrunBecause the heavy crimes cannot be redeemed by just being in prison. There are some things that can’t be forgiven, human trafficking is one of them.
@bekcha4170 that's your personal opinion (not saying you're right or wrong) and many people agree with you. But again, in terms of the law, those crimes ARE forgiven after you've served the sentence.
Again, that's one of the key reasons you serve a sentence in the first place and aren't simply executed or enslaved. You do a crime, you are punished with a sentence, the sentence is served, the crime is forgiven. It's also a key reason why repeat offenders are punished more harshly. You've had the chance to be forgiven, and now you're committing more crimes.
forgiven is incorrect it is a punishment nothing more. No where in the world does serving a prison sentence forgive you of your crimes you always will (and should) have a stigma that follows you. In the eyes of the law you have paid for your crime. the legal system has no ideas of forgiveness as it is not a person.
i know it is bad and i have nothing but respect for this man for managing to leave that life but after playing the yakuza games i struggle to see anything but majima goro when i hear the word yakuza nice to put it in perspective
Tokyo Vice is a good tv show with Ansel Elgort about a journalist covering Yakuza stuff back then
When I see Japanese men they’re always so polite & respectful, it’s easy to forget how fanatically they can fight
I like how he's straight forward
I am Japanese but I had very little to know in his story. I felt he had the honor of being a yakuza
It's interesting how the Yakuza will operate legitimate businesses that seem respectable, even having regular office buildings that look like regular offices while dealing in illegal activities.
This is so fascinating. So different then what I picture American gangs as.
being full introvert and being a single fighter after jail is fair life for us... who ready to change and try to look better future.. i wish there is no nightmare pass but carry on and keep moving...
Amazing story
It’s interesting that the yakuza have those strict rules (even tho aren’t followed) of not doing drugs, robbing or scamming people.
when you have the samurai class with "judge" and "executioner" job description, you better lie low :D
Part of the centuries old public relations grift they like to pull
If you expected a criminal organization full of criminals with criminal careers to strictly follow many set of rules then you'd be better off believing that the sky is green.
"For people that don't like to follow rules, the Yakuza have a lot of rules" .. That Part.
Serious topic/ interesting, however after watching and reading Way of The House Husband it took me a few moments to not just picture this gentleman Househusbanding.
I’m surprised how originized this all was. He just talked about the sake ceremony then registering into the yakuza like there was an online application lfhfkggjg
I'm more surprised about how yakuza even have rules. It never occur to me organization as bad the yakuza seems to be portrayed in the media, have rules. And when he said "yakuza was a protector back then" makes a whole lot of sense because probably of that said rules. Now i'm wondering if similar organization like the cartel, the triads or mafia have it too
All organized crime syndicates have their own rules and strict codes of conduct doesn't matter if it's the Yakuza rhe Cartels etc