Yakuza Research Paper

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The Yakuza is a very infamous organization within Japan. The members can be easily spotted by their tattoos covering almost all of their bodies. Another very obvious stand out is not having all 10 of their fingers, normally a form of discipline. (about.com,asian history Szczepanski). The Yakuza was first born long ago around 1600 and there were two separate groups. One of these groups was called the Tekia. Most of the members of the Tekia were at the very bottom of the social ladder (about.com, asian history Szczepanski). They were virtually lower than the lowest class on the scale and therefore were sometimes called “non-humans” (about.com,asian history Szczepanski). The Tekia began to forming squads under leaders and bosses in the

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