Asian Organized Crime

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include that there is a strong belief that woman are weak in that they were not born to fight. To a Yakuza member, the most substantial trait is courage, in that these members must be willing to die for their boss, and women, it is believed, do not possess this trait. Additionally, another reason that women are excluded from these groups is that there is a strong code of silence. There is a notion that many Japanese women are not able to withhold information that they learn and that if such information leaked out, it may spell the demise of the particular group. The origin of the term Yakuza comes from a Japanese card game, similar to blackjack, called “oicho-kabu.”
There are four origins to the modern-day Yakuza; the Tekiya , the Bakuto , the Uyoku, and the Gurentai. The Tekiya began to control sales at various fairs and markets and eventually began protection rackets, a trend which continues even today. The Bakuto are known as the gamblers in that they have contributed ...

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