Books like Yakuza by David E. Kaplan

Name: Yakuza
Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Author: David E. Kaplan

Yakuza, by David E. Kaplan, offers an exhaustive look at Japan’s organized crime network, documenting its evolution from feudal bands of outlaws to today’s multi‑billion‑dollar players in real estate, industry, and art. Through two decades of interviews with gang members, police, and officials, the book exposes the depth of corruption and the unique place the Yakuza occupy in Japanese society, despite their criminal activities. With new research, expanded content, and a rigorous historical perspective, this updated edition is both a definitive reference and a compelling narrative of the world’s second‑largest economy’s most notorious mafia.

First publish date: 1986

Genre: Crime Fiction/Organized Crime

Authors: David E. Kaplan

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