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How does the Japanese mafia compare to the Italian Mafia?

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The feared Yakuza or Japanese mafia is not based on blood brotherhood. Members come from all sorts of villages, towns and cities in Japan. read more

The feared Yakuza or Japanese mafia is not based on blood brotherhood. Members come from all sorts of villages, towns and cities in Japan. They are not clustered (some Italian philologists think “mafia”originally meant “cluster”) around geographic areas or clans, e.g. the Palermo, Corleone and Castelmarre del Golffo “Families”. read more

Personally, I think the Italian mafia (Cosa Nostra, Ndrangheta, Camorra, Sacra Corona Unita, etc.) would win, here's why: More People: The Italian Mafia has far more people around the world, (around 300,000 but nobody know's for sure) and the Yakuza have somewhere between 100,000-150,000. read more

Japanese mafia Yakuza - The hierarchy of the Yakuza is much different from the italian mafia. -Yakuza consist of members of organized crime syndicates in Japan. -There are 22 gangs of the Yakuza that are divided and compete for wealth and title, through out Japan. read more

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