tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post7122605883956811590..comments2023-10-20T18:03:01.821+09:00Comments on GlobalTalk 21: As Japan, Inc. Goes, So Goes Yakuza, Inc. – an Homage to Robert WhitingJun Okumurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-37972935973051867082007-02-12T09:56:00.000+09:002007-02-12T09:56:00.000+09:00You are welcome, Ken. I trust you have looked at t...You are welcome, Ken. I trust you have looked at the source as well. The NPA, as well as other offical online sources in Japan, are full of interesting facts and figures these days.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-679908372937283802007-02-12T04:01:00.000+09:002007-02-12T04:01:00.000+09:00Jun, thanks for these two posts. I wrote a small t...Jun, thanks for these two posts. I wrote a small thing on this for japaneconomynews.com and I'm hoping to revise it with some of this info in mind. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-39570030558905492672007-02-09T09:28:00.000+09:002007-02-09T09:28:00.000+09:00Sophie:That is a good question. The numbers are ro...Sophie:<BR/><BR/>That is a good question. The numbers are rounded off to the hundreds, which suggests that they are estimates. That is, there is no check box in our census charts that says: <I>yakuza</I>; nor are we required to write our occupations and places of work when we register our residency at the local municipal office. I can assure you that the police keep a close eye on their movements.<BR/><BR/>One reason that the <I>yakuza</I> might be easier to track is that they have a much higher public profile than your neigbrhood mafia. They make a pretense of being legitimate organizations, and a change in leadership, for example, is celebrated with much fanfare and widely reported in the tabloids. Other than that though, I have nothing beyond pure speculation.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-43115000803664471742007-02-09T06:22:00.000+09:002007-02-09T06:22:00.000+09:00Hello,Seen from far away, these statistics seem ra...Hello,<BR/><BR/>Seen from far away, these statistics seem rather flabbergasting, if I may... I have searched but could not find figures for mafia membership in Italy, and the russian underworld doesn't seem to let the census bureau count them.<BR/><BR/>So, how can you explain these figures to foreigners ? Are the yakusa like other businesses, replying to census enquiries, paying taxes and applying for retirement when they manage to age without trouble ?Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507512077820034913noreply@blogger.com