Weird History

Inside The Dangerous World Of The Yakuza (2025x13)

Air date: Mar 07, 2025

Americans love stories about gangsters, often with nicknames like “The Nose” or “Joey Bag o’ Donuts.” But there are just as many larger-than-life stories about the Japanese Mafia – also known as the Yakuza – which are less famous here in the States, and haven’t been mythologized by American films.