Life after the yakuza: Struggling for a normal life

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As the yakuza weakens, many ex-members are looking to build new lives outside of organised crime and finding it difficult to reintegrate with a society which doesn’t trust them, writes Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Julia Mio Inuma

For years, the yakuza operated somewhat openly. It was monitored by police with the understanding that the yakuza would take care of petty crime on its turf and leave ordinary citizens alone. But now, Japanese authorities are applying more pressure as the yakuza’s power begins to erode.

 

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