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The purpose of this paper is to introduce some facts about Yakuza and countermeasures by the Japanese police.

This paper provides some statistics and descriptive explanation about Yakuza and countermeasures by the Japanese police.

In Japan, there are more than 80,000 regular or associate Yakuza gang members. Yakuza groups are changing their styles and behaviors and adjusting to a changing society. The Japanese government has been tackling organized crime. The two main measures against organized crime are new legislations and “strategic investigation.”

This paper is one of limited literatures written in English which explains the facts about Japanese Yakuza.