Merits of Yakuzas

Musui 's Story is a samurai 's autobiography that portrays the Tokugawa society as it was lived during Katsu Kokichi 's life (1802 - 1850). Katsu Kokichi (or Musui) was a man born into a family with hereditary privilege of audience with the shogun, yet he lived a life unworthy of a samurai 's way, running protection racket, cheating, stealing, and lying. Before we discuss how Musui 's lifestyle was against the codes that regulated the behavior of the samurai, it is essential that the role of the samurai in Japanese society be understood.

He is well aware that his defense of Japan's tight society is subject to criticism, and at the end of his book he concedes the widespread corruption underlying so many Confucian societies, the diversity that makes overall judgments tricky and the racial homogeneity that may play a great part in enforcing Confucian harmony. But he sticks to his central thesis, fortified by his obviously pleasant recollections of living in Japan.

The film also provides a meaningful glimpse at how the Japanese viewed the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity sphere. The native islanders are depicted as being genial but simple peoples. Prescribing perfectly to the idea of proper place they are shown as more than willing to be the beasts of burden for the superior Japanese.

Organized crime is often committed by highly controlled criminal groups that participate in illegal activities for financial benefits. Indeed, organized crimes terrorize multiple facets of the American nation, which include the US’ economy as well as national security. The FBI assigns the costs of organized crime globally at one trillion dollars per year.

Firstly, you done a extremely good job at summarizing the Yakuza history. I was not sure if they are the only gangs to be recognize in the world, but I have to agree they are very disciplined and show a impression of cruelty and cold-blooded. Moreover, Yakuza tattoo is part of their symbol and tradition, one must get that tattoo in order to be part of the family. Also, those that commit a mistake will show loyalties by cutting their finger off with a sword, which is a very terrify to know. At last, Yakuza is perhaps better than mafia in my personal opinion, although they they do activities such as drug abuse, and sexual intercourse, in somewhat part we can understand they are not bad as we think it

This text also shows the extreme lengths that the Japanese government went to in order to destroy perceived outward influence especially in the realm of religion. This text clearly shows the tension between government and religion, and truly expresses the happenings of 17th century Japan through the lens of a human being. While our textbook teaches of the actual events which transpired during the timeline of this novel, the novel is far more real and powerful because it presents the events through the lens of human

Yakuza is a Japanese Gang Organization and is considered the Country's Mafia. One of the most wealthiest, sophisticated and organized crime groups in over 300 years. Yakuza is also known as Gokudo. Police and media call this group Boryokudan (violent groups), and Yakuza calls themselves Ninkyo Dantani ( chivalrous organizations). They are a Transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan dating back to 1612.

In Yojimbo, Akira Kurosawa satirizes Japanese greed and corruption and portrays the growing influence of capitalism. During this time in Japan, the Yakuza clan was a very strong and dangerous group equivalent to the modern day mafia. The Yakuza clans’ ideals are relatable to two themes prominent in Yojimbo: greed and corruption, and rising capitalist influence. Kurosawa satirizes these two characteristics of the Yakuza clan through the use of mise en scene.

TyokoYamamoto’s paper titled, Migrant-support NGOs and the Challenge to the Discourse on Foreign Criminality in Japan shows that the Japanese facts and figures continue to successsfully portray migrants and criminals either perpetuating new crimes or making a crime worse. Elaborate charts create immediate apprehension and an adrenaline rush to sensitize and create panic among citizens and “legal”residents. This in turn threatens the mythological perception of Japan as homogenous and

In this essay, I would like to briefly revisit the inception of the early political systems in Japan, from some of their early leaders to the most prominent Tokugawa family rulers and how they all gave way to the unification of the political and social systems that remain in place in modern day Japan.

Japan’s criminal underworld began apparently in the seventeenth century in the Edo or Tokugawa eras. The Azuchi-Moyama was apparently a period where unification ceased in the year 1603, and the Tokugawa Shogunate gained control over the Japanese government bringing with it two hundred fifty years of peace. It was towards the middle of this era that three early versions of what today we know as the Yakuza surfaced: the shishi, the tekiya, and lastly the bakuto.

The article “Japan’s Criminal Underworld” summarize the history of Yakuza. The Yakuza is part of Japan’s organized crime syndicates, they are well-known as gangs or mafia group in the West part of Asia. Along the way the author’s described the true ancestors of the modern yakuza were the bakuto, or traditional gamblers, and the tekiya, where it’s considered to be street peddlers. Both groups did get alone and had their own small territory, the bakuto control over the busy highways and towns of old Japan, on the other hand, the tekiya aid the nation’s growing markets and fairs.

I have to agree with your summary and facts about the largest gangster group in today's world. your information and summary that you provide is very useful which open connection that would be unthinkable in any other society. In addition, they are also legal triad under the Japanese's government law. i personally believe that Yakuza makes quite an impressive analysis on the birth of the Yakuza as an organization. also I believe that the Japanese organized crime has for centuries been linked not only to the financial powers as well as toy the political ones as

Harumi Befu is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropological Sciences in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. He has published in both English and Japanese journals, and his research interests include the social and analysis aspects of Japan’s globalisation, and analysis of Japan’s nationality and cultural identity. In his article “Concepts of Japan, Japanese culture and the Japanese”, he discusses in a strong and unbiased method the reality of what Japan truly is. However, despite the strength of his article there are the negatives, where he does not address any solutions to the issues he raises.

In many ways, Japan has been looked upon as a strangely homogeneous society for much of its modern history. And for some, it stands as one of the most homogeneous nation in the world. However, when looking at Japan as a whole, and considering whether or not it homogeneity is a problem, or just another cultural phenomenon, one must look towards the root cause of homogeneism in Japan. In Japan’s past, it has has been questioned, as well as assumed, that the growth of Japans homogeneous viewpoint was put forward by the government of Japan, and was done so by circulating false accusations of its lineage. Which these false stories of lineage, Japan has grown in its ethnocentric views and ways. Ethnocentrism, or