I never thought it would be possible to ever see a game featuring bad-ass Yakuza fighting against zombies. Well never say never because Sega....
17 Sep 12:38 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The first trailer for Sega’s Yakuza Of The End is now available, check it out ! Zombies running around in the streets of Kamurocho…. t....
16 Sep 2:48 pm  from  SGcafe\\\\   [Profile]  [Recent] 

He came from one of the best public high schools in Kanagawa prefecture.  His Excellence is just visiting, the Principal, dressed in his ....
11 Sep 12:19 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The Yakuza series of games or Ryū ga Gotoku as it is known in Japan is a series of games that I have always looked on from....
10 Sep 11:19 pm  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The author holding his book in front of a fuuzoku annaijo Like any modern metropolis, Tokyo’s glittering skylines carefully conceal a mor....
7 Sep 10:09 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Having read and enjoyed Jacob Adelstein's Tokyo Vice, it was with considerable interest that I read his article "The Last Yakuza" in the Wor....
30 Jul 10:42 am  from  Observing Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Japan is one of the safest countries in the world, but not without its share of problems. For the most part, these problems amount to stolen....
4 Jul 7:43 pm  from  Nihonshock   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The next game in the Yakuza franchise is Black Leopard: Ryu ga Gotoku New Chapter『クロヒョウ 龍が如く新章』, which is schedule....
14 May 4:03 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Last month, Sega announced they were working on a new project K for their Yakuza franchise. Well the latest scans from famitsu magazine has ....
21 Apr 9:30 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 

A little while ago I briefly touched upon the topic of yakuza in the sento when I wrote about tattoos in the sento. When I was at my local s....
13 Apr 10:44 am  from  SentoGuide   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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6 Apr 10:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Last night while playing Yakuza 4 [龍が如く4 伝説を継ぐもの], there was a scene where one of the yakuza was apologising after he ....
18 Mar 10:48 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Today I just managed to obtain my copy of Yakuza 4 [龍が如く4 伝説を継ぐもの], and Famitsu reports that Sega has unveiled their n....
17 Mar 2:49 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I decided to pick up some stickers to put on my MacBook and iPhone in Harajuku and Akihabara. But so far I’ve only put two “亀” (kame....
9 Mar 8:00 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 

In an earlier post I wrote it is generally frowned upon to enter a sento or onsen with tattoos exposed. Some of the readers of this blog a....
16 Feb 11:08 am  from  SentoGuide   [Profile]  [Recent] 

“The nail that sticks up must be hammered down.” (Japanese proverb) In Japanese society, where conformity is valued, there is only one g....
15 Feb 5:06 pm  from  GaijinPot Blogs   [Profile]  [Recent] 

A regular Diet session started Monday — less than a week after the chief secretary and two former secretaries of Mr. Ichiro Ozawa, the sec....
20 Jan 3:07 pm  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Tokyo Vice is a courageous book written by a very brave man*. It’s the autobiography of Jake Adelstein, an American who worked on the poli....
7 Dec 10:29 pm  from  Quirky Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I just saw a trailer for this Japanese movie, and honestly, it looks like it could be the most hilarious piece of crap movie to ever come ou....
10 Dec 3:12 pm  from  Alex's Japan Blog   [Profile]  [Recent]