The Yakuza is an international criminal organization originating from Japan.
Overview[]
The Yakuza involve themselves in drug-dealing, gambling, loansharking, and running chop-shops, as well as more legitimate businesses such as real estate and managing clubs and restaurants. Even with legitimate businesses, they use bribery and intimidation to get what they want.
The Yakuza recruit young, both from Bosozuka motorbike gangs and from the orphanages they own, acting as a surrogate family for them. Most Yakuza's get tattoos, which mean both that they’re unwilling to live in normal society and that they’re unable to leave the gang.
Yakuza value honor above all else. When a Yakuza fails something important, they will apologize to their superior through Yubitsume, the ritual cutting off of one of their fingers. Violating the code of conduct will result in a Yakuza member being brutally punished. In some ways, they are more intolerant of their members shortcomings than most other gangs.[1]
Organization[]
The leader of a Yakuza clan is called an Oyabun, who is appointed personally by the Osaka Clan, a loose alliance of Yakuza chiefs that oversee operations worldwide. However, wars between Yakuza clans are not unheard of.
An Oyabun's clan is made up of a number of gangs led by an Oyabun-appointed captain, who is then free to assign lieutenants to their own gang. Captains are expected to pay tribute to their Oyabun regularly, and the Oyabun is also expected to pay the Osaka Clan.[1]
Factions[]
- Kanzaki Family (Night City)
- Winter Dragons (Night City)
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PASS, G. Protect & Serve. Berkeley, CA, R. Talsorian Games, 1992. (pp.51–2)