These semi-realistic crime thrillers are a ton of fun to play, and while each of them has a fresh new story, and sometimes, ...

These real cities in Japan served as the major inspiration for some of the Yakuza franchise's most iconic locations.

An alleged leader from Japan’s Yakuza crime syndicates has pleaded guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar as part of a global web of trades in drugs, weapons and laundered cash ...

Yakuza games have recently seen a rise in popularity thanks to their unique identity and tight gameplay elements.

Yakuza Kiwami 2 brings back fun minigames like Clan Creator and Cabaret Club. Yakuza 0 is a must-play title with an incredible story, hilarious side activities, and iconic substories. Yakuza/Like ...

The Yakuza leader also wanted to sell an additional 500 kilograms of meth and heroin as a separate transaction. And then there’s the weapons-grade nuclear material. As part of the sting ...

A Japanese Yakuza leader pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday for attempting to traffic military-grade weapons and roughly 1,100 lbs of narcotics. Those charges alone will get someone ...

A man who federal prosecutors say runs a notorious Japanese organized crime syndicate pleaded guilty last week to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials to Iran and U.S. weapons abandoned in ...

Nick saves a yakuza named Kiyoshi from being hanged to death; the Shiromatsu, a yakuza clan to which Kiyoshi belongs, repays his debt by arranging Nick's release.

You can level up assigned crew members in battles (like Clan Creator in Yakuza 6), with each having different stat boosts. Majima can also throw pirate-y parties and feasts, or give individuals ...

Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. What began as a street-level beat-’em-up gangster drama ...