The Progressive Decline Of Yakuza In Japan

Other countries can learn from the Japanese government

Yakuza At Sanja Masturi Festival 2007 | Credit: Elmimmo, Wikimedia Commons

For almost every country striving to progress, one of the more important aspects is to combat crime and ensure that youth spend time on activities that are lawful, and don’t get swayed by the allure of unlawful activities. Now I can’t comment about whether all unlawful activities are immoral, but if the constitution is calling it unlawful, it’s better to avoid it(or rather don’t get caught).

Mexico, Colombia, and a few other countries are known for their drug cartels. The Irish Mob flourished in America. The Russian mafia continues to flourish. If we go on looking, there is every country with a mob flourishing with the support of the government, unless it’s China or North Korea where the government is the mob.

But in one country, Japan, things have changed drastically over the past decade. A country that is inclined to traditional values and systems, the Yakuza has been around since the start of the 1600s during the Edo period. Once the chaotic era of the Sengoku Period ended, there was more peace and samurais gradually began to get positions that didn’t include slaughter. From this period on, the Yakuza has grown significantly.