How a sumo tournament led to the downfall of the yakuza
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The yakuza, Japan’s infamous organised crime syndicates, have gone into a death spiral in recent years and Jake Adelstein says it is partly due to an incident at a sumo tournament in 2009. Adelstein’s knowledge of all things yakuza comes despite him suffering one major disadvantage - he is not Japanese, and was born thousands of miles away in Missouri.
How a sumo tournament led to the downfall of the yakuza
How a sumo tournament led to the downfall of…
How a sumo tournament led to the downfall of the yakuza
The yakuza, Japan’s infamous organised crime syndicates, have gone into a death spiral in recent years and Jake Adelstein says it is partly due to an incident at a sumo tournament in 2009. Adelstein’s knowledge of all things yakuza comes despite him suffering one major disadvantage - he is not Japanese, and was born thousands of miles away in Missouri.