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Suing the gang next door: Yakuza dragged to court

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At critical juncture, Tibetan exiles meet Thaksin and his wife divorce in Hong Kong "Our headquarters is our castle," said Nobuyuki Shinozuka, 54, the Dojinkai's acting chairman. So much so that Shinozuka and the other two...

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9. Tibetan exiles meet to address impasse with China

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Suing the gang next door: Yakuza dragged to court Thaksin and his wife divorce in Hong Kong The Dalai Lama said this month that his drive to secure genuine autonomy for Tibet through negotiations with Beijing had failed, an...

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Neighborhood in Japan sues in bid to oust mafia

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Via International Herald Tribune at 11:11 am Nov 11, 2008 The lawsuit, the first of its kind in Japan, shined a spotlight on how the yakuza occupy a place much closer to society's mainstream than its American counterparts do....

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Suda 51 won’t direct No More Heroes 2; will still write script though

wiiha.info
16-Nov-2008 2 related
        

There s a series of Japanese movies called Jingi Naki Tatakai that are about the yakuza. They re really famous in Japan sort of the equivalent of The Godfather. They focus on the relationships between members of the Yakuza. The...

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Clean Up Crime With The Wolf Of Shinjuku

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14-Nov-2008
        

Shinjuku no Ookami (Shinjuku's Wolf) feels like a blend of Yakuza and Grand Theft Auto. But, Eiji Mikami, the lead character, isn't interested in causing crime, he wants to stop it. In the game you freely walk around Shinjuku...

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Yakuza 3 Battle System Detailed

ign.com
12-Nov-2008 2 related
        

New "chase battle" system revealed. November 12, 2008 - The Yakuza 3 battle system has at last come to light. As usual, the source of the scoopage is Famitsu, which has a couple of pages on the big PS3 sequel in its latest...

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Film Review: Black Rain

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12-Nov-2008
        

Michael Douglas Tracks Down Ruthless Japanese Gangster Directed by Ridley Scott, this is a story of two New York City police officers who chase an upstart yakuza through the streets of Osaka, Japan. The two cops in question are...

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51 Japanese Characters [The Presurfer]

feeds4all.nl
11-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Article: What is an Otaku, a Jukensei, a Narikin or an Obatarian? Where does the name Yakuza come from, and what is special about Fugu? What exactly is Shintoism and what is Kabuki.Japanese society is full of special...

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Police search yakuza office

thejapannews.net
11-Nov-2008
        

KOBE--Tokyo police on Monday searched the office of a gang affiliated with the Yamaguchi-gumi syndicate for evidence of the gang's involvement in a bank transfer scam. Monday's investigation comes in the wake of October arrests...

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Balistik Blabber: Mike Awesome!

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08-Nov-2008
        

To my regular readers, thanks again for all the support! Your suggestions for this article are always appreciated! I promised you something “awesome” for this week’s article… and after researching the history of this guy, I am...

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