THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 21, 2020 at 17:51 JST
A former yakuza member's application for welfare assistance was rejected because less than a year had passed since he said he had left his gang. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
A former yakuza member who retired in his 70s and was formerly in charge of a gang office saw that the younger generation increasingly did not want to live a life of crime. [Read More]
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