Time has passed , people Bakuto and Tekiya Becomes one identity as Yakuza. The original people on duty protect Public this rather Becomes scared society . Leaders _ Japan utilise Thing this for control Public and move nationalism . Yakuza come along recruited by government Japan in action occupation of Manchuria and China by Japan 1930 's. The Yakuza were sent to area the for snatch land , and get right monopoly as reward .
fortune Yakuza changed _ after Japan attack Pearl Harbor. Military take over control from Yakuza hands . The Yakuza members finally must choose is join in bureaucracy government , so soldier or enter prison . Could said Yakuza prestige becomes sink .
After Japan surrender , the Yakuza members are back to society . Appear one person who made it unite whole Yakuza organization . that person is Yoshio Kodame , a ex military with rank the last Rear Admiral (which he achieved at the age of 34 years ). Yoshio Kodame succeed unite two fraction Yakuza leaders, namely the Yamaguchi - gumi led by Kazuo Taoka , and Tosei -kai led Hisayuki Machii . Yakuza is growing big membership especially in the period 1958-1963 when Yakuza organization is estimated have 184,000 members or more many than member soldier force land Japan moment it . Yoshio Kodame crowned as the godfather of the Yakuza.
In the 1980s, the Yakuza developed wing they until to the United States , and follow enter in legal business for washing money them . In the operation , the Yakuza bought assets in America and wrong one ever _ sticking out to surface is Prescott Bush involvement , brother from President George HW Bush and uncle from President George W. Bush, in transaction sale company Asset Management International Financing & Settlements in the early 1990s.
inside _ country , Yakuza too suspected join play a role in drop economy Japan for 10 years last . As consequence it's gone business property and the traffic jam bank credit in Japan post 1990, a lot debtor who rents Yakuza members for collateral they no confiscated by banks. Besides that , a lot companies that acquire bank loan on basic is a kigyo shatei , company doll have the Yakuza. This Yakuza -owned company estimated get credit between 300-400 billion dollar , and part from amount that streamed to parent Yakuza organization . Face Thing like this , Japanese bank clear no can move .
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At the present time , Yakuza membership is estimated has decrease sharp , but no means no dangerous . Bone back business illegal they is pachinko, trade amphetamines ( including ice and ecstasy ), prostitution , pornography , extortion , and smuggling weapons .
On the side other , Yakuza members too often buy asset property with low price from companies that need money cash for for sale return with price tall whatever it is start from apartments , offices until house sick . When a building has bought by Yakuza, no anyone dare _ so neighbor they and as a result price property direct fall , and quick go on quick after the Yakuza sold it .
Besides operate in a lower level , Yakuza too stir among _ politician Japan . A number of practice bribe has exposed including in the project tender program general worth trillions of yen. Recapitalization Program banking Protracted Japan _ no visit done aggravated by very involvement of the Yakuza interested in business property and credit banking . Moment this banking Japan still bear burden credit congested as big as approx 1.2 _ trillion dollar and make economy no growing for 10 years last .
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