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The Japanese Mafia: Yakuza, Law, and the State by Peter B. E. Hill

The Japanese Mafia: Yakuza, Law, and the State Peter B. E. Hill ebook
Page: 336
ISBN: 0199257523, 9781435619029
Format: pdf
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Treasury Department's passing economic sanctions against the Yamaguchi-gumi and two of its leaders this year. President Barack Obama recognized them as a threat to the United States, issuing an executive order that led to the U.S. Feb 1, 2014 - But now the yakuza is facing a threat to its very existence, as recent years have seen successive prefectures introduce laws forbidding companies from doing business with yakuza members, most notably in the banking sector. Authorities destroy the Italian-American Mafia in the 1970s and 1980s. Japan does not have an equivalent of the U.S. "Do you think any sane person wants to keep one around the house?". Feb 20, 2014 - Conservative writer Robert VerBruggen double-checked the data, and concluded that "the state's murder rate indeed soared the year after a gun law changed, and there's no other obvious explanation." It's not just that background checks save lives, however: Guns take them. RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act, which was instrumental in helping U.S. As is often the case in Japan, when private enterprise is threatened, the state is quick to jump to its defense. Before, yakuza members were often given preferential treatment, but the employees would be threatened if they refused credit to yakuza members. "Having a gun now is like having a time bomb," one Yakuza (Japanese mafia) boss told The Japan Times' Jake Adelstein. Feb 14, 2011 - Crime saga Yakuza 3 takes players to the belly of the beast, giving them a chance to view the underworld up close and personal.