These astonishing photographs give an unprecedented glimpse inside the world of the Yakuza, the Japanese organised crime syndicates, known for their brutality, tattoos and strict code of honour ...

The recent announcement of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in ... about middle-aged men. Ever since the inception of the Yakuza franchise, now known as Like a Dragon, the tattoos of its central ...

we can be sure that Chinese records stated in the third century CE that Japanese men were heavily tattooed on their faces and bodies. And in 720 CE, we have the first mention of tattoos being used ...

Similarly to their intricate tattoos, the self-dismemberment is considered to be a 'badge of honour' among the yakuza because of the pain tolerance required to see it through. Medical attention is ...

A growing number of Japanese enthusiasts are trying to tackle a 400-year-old taboo associating tattoos with organised-crime gangs such as the yakuza. Their tattoos often feature characters from ...

This puts both men in an awkward spot ... nor does he boast a tattoo like Kiryu’s on his back! All six episodes of Like a Dragon: Yakuza Season 1 are currently streaming on Prime Video.

Yakuza's final episode tied up most of the show's central storylines while creating a few mysteries for a potential second ...

With several deviations from the game, double crosses, and a tattoo-shaped cliffhanger, there’s plenty to take in when it comes to Like a Dragon: Yakuza’s ending. Below, we’ll break ...

The new Amazon Prime series sees a live action adaptation of a beloved video game franchise and with that comes some major changes from the source material.

Instead, Like A Dragon: Yakuza is a remix, blending the original 2005 game and its prequel title, Yakuza 0 (2015), that paves ...

Don't let the glut of cute and cuddly yakuza anime fool you ... She figures out how to follow both men's suggestions in one fell swoop: disappears for two weeks and returns with several million ...

However, a confrontation with a group of men in the street revealed Kirishima's violent side, leaving Yoshino unsettled by his ruthless nature and the tattoos symbolizing his much deeper yakuza ties.