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Have there been any foreign victims of the Yakuza?

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Oh, yes. The yakuza have preyed on lots of foreigners. For example, many of the foreign women working in Japan's sex trade. Or undocumented manual labor working in Japan's construction industry. read more

For example, many of the foreign women working in Japan's sex trade. Or undocumented manual labor working in Japan's construction industry. Back during the Imperial period, crime bosses served as unofficial enforcers of Japanese colonial governments and the military in their colonies, and got carte blanche to exploit the locals in return, addicting millions of Chinese to opium, for example. read more

The yakuza will host an event—a golf tournament or beauty pageant, for example—and sell awfully overpriced tickets to the victims of their blackmail. Some of Japan’s largest companies have been targeted. read more

There has not been any information released about exactly how the yakuza were involved, if it is even known, because of the possibility of disclosure causing too many problems. Hisayuki Machii, who is believed to be the most powerful Korean yakuza in Japan, was under the most suspicion. read more

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