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<blockquote data-quote="DeWoken" data-source="post: 1373546" data-attributes="member: 18948">Someone mentioned how Nigerians in Japan were being aided by the Yakuza. I wonder if it is the domestic syndicates or the foreign ones who are being of assistance. I get the picture that somewhat recently the Yakuza has started dying out and that this is having very negative consequences for society. They are a very traditional bunch and at times function as an immune system of the country, I believe. &nbsp;Here are a couple videos by Nobita.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=eA0VTNP-fgc" target="_blank">Japan’s Yakuza Problem</a><a href="https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=Fd4nlMmda_I" target="_blank">Confessions of Ex-Yakuza Leader [ENG CC]</a>The advent of ekibiru - those monster shopping complexes at the train station - has seen a corresponding decline in the traditional shoutengai, shopping street. The syndicates who could operate their schemes efficiently on the shoutengai were hamstrung once enclosed in the modern ekibiru. Add in more cameras and smartphones, along with increasingly stringent legislation, and you see why they struggle. Other pieces of the puzzle would be who owns the media there and what the education system is pushing. Sadly, it does seem like they are slipping over the edge. The Covid-19 immigration pause is a welcome thought, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DeWoken, post: 1373546, member: 18948"] Someone mentioned how Nigerians in Japan were being aided by the Yakuza. I wonder if it is the domestic syndicates or the foreign ones who are being of assistance. I get the picture that somewhat recently the Yakuza has started dying out and that this is having very [I]negative[/I] consequences for society. They are a very traditional bunch and at times function as an immune system of the country, I believe. Here are a couple videos by Nobita. [URL='https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=eA0VTNP-fgc']Japan’s Yakuza Problem[/URL] [URL='https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=Fd4nlMmda_I']Confessions of Ex-Yakuza Leader [ENG CC][/URL] The advent of [I]ekibiru [/I]- those monster shopping complexes at the train station - has seen a corresponding decline in the traditional [I]shoutengai, [/I]shopping street. The syndicates who could operate their schemes efficiently on the [I]shoutengai [/I]were hamstrung once enclosed in the modern [I]ekibiru. [/I]Add in more cameras and smartphones, along with increasingly stringent legislation, and you see why they struggle. Other pieces of the puzzle would be who owns the media there and what the education system is pushing. Sadly, it does seem like they are slipping over the edge. The Covid-19 immigration pause is a welcome thought, though. [/QUOTE]

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