Thai police have arrested a Japanese yakuza boss on the run for 15 years after pictures of his tattoos went viral on Facebook. Shigeharu Shirai is accused of murdering a gang rival in 2003.

Yakuza 5 debuted in 2015 for PlayStation 3 and was the only localized title in the franchise that didn't get a physical release in Western countries. Sega decided to celebrate the fifth title in ...

A former yakuza boss was found to have transferred assets that included two homes to a relative after a high court in a civil case ordered him to pay compensation to a swindling victim.

The next Yakuza game is about series wild card Goro Majima fighting pirates and is called Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and Sega revealed at the September 2024 RGG ...

The main cause of the current trouble within the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi is the Yamaken-gumi, to which Kunio Inoue, 72, boss of Kobe Yamaguchi ... of Japanese society, yakuza gangs have also taken ...

The first Yakuza game stars Kazuma Kiryu after he goes to prison for taking the blame for a murder he didn’t commit in 1995. The victim was Sohei Dojima, Kiryu’s boss, who was murdered by ...

While it might seem obvious that the remake of the first Yakuza game would be the best starting point, the franchise isn't so clear-cut with its options for new players. Even discussing how to ...

Ross Miller (he/him) is Polygon’s Senior Commerce Editor for the summer. He has nearly 20 years of experience in media and was a founding editor of The Verge. There is no franchise quite like ...

Below you'll find a list of all new PS5 and PS4 games available between 12th August to 18th August. This page will be updated ...

Yakuza Kiwami, the remaster of the first game ... Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss to protect his sworn brother, Akira Nishikiyama, and his ...

Go back to where it all began. The critically acclaimed action adventure epic that started the iconic Yakuza series is here. Immerse yourself in a realistic, modern day Japanese entertainment ...