JAPAN: YAKUZA GANGS PROSPERING DESPITE LAW
Yakuza gangs are as active as ever despite a law passed 15 years ago to crack down on organized crime. The number of gangsters, which ostensibly dropped somewhat after the anti-organized crime law took effect in 1992, has hardly changed, say sources close to both police and gangster groups. And gang-related crimes continue. Gangs are … JAPAN: YAKUZA GANGS PROSPERING DESPITE LAW