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"Not many people know that in Japan for example, organised crime syndicates have official, legal business addresses and office buildings. Imagine any Western co
by helij 5y ago
"Not many people know that in Japan for example, organised crime syndicates have official, legal business addresses and office buildings. Imagine any Western country allowing that - it would be shunned by its partners in an instant."
Can you please recommend any good books to get to know the subject. This to me sounds so out of place that it would be interesting to know more.
- suction 5y agoIf you're looking for books on the subject of organised crime in Japan, it's hard to recommend anything. Maybe this one: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/762585.Yakuza https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/762585.Yakuza To get a grasp of the darker sides of modern Japan, I wholly recommend these two books: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254259.Japan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254259.Japan and https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93803.Dogs_and_Demons https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93803.Dogs_and_Demons Both are real eye openers. The first is a must-read and very good overview. The latter concentrates on post-WW2's construction state but don't be repelled by that, because the construction sector is what is at the base of Japan's current problems. For a more scholarly but dryer take, the end-all book for people who want to know what's behind the curtain in Japanese society is this (I really enjoyed it but it's a long read): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/274912.The_Enigma_of_Japanese_Power?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ggHRwPOfqJ&rank=1 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/274912.The_Enigma_of_Jap...
- suction 5y agoAlso, a source for the claim that the Yakuza groups have officially known headquarters: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/04/08/japans-yakuza-arent-disappearing-theyre-getting-smarter/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/...