Yuyama Shinya is a former member of the yakuza in Japan. He says he was arrested 11 times, as a juvenile and adult, and has served eight years in prison. He says he joined the Japanese mob when he was 18 and served in several positions before leaving in 2012.
He speaks with Insider about the ways the yakuza makes money, such as extortion and protection rackets. He discusses the initiation ceremonies and rules of membership as well as the ties the yakuza has to other criminal groups, such as the triads and Russian organized crime.
Since leaving the yakuza, Yuyama has turned his back on a life of crime. He runs a YouTube channel and stood for political office on a platform of prison reform.
Find out more here:
https://instagram.com/shinyayuyama
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46 Comments
Where's the girl asking for ikura
He talks about enslaving a debtor and shipping him to another country like it was just another day at the office lol.
人生って変えられるんだよ、ということを伝えたい、とおっしゃってた最後の言葉が胸にしみました。更正したいと思っている方々みんなに贈りたい言葉です。
If only john wick went into construction, the high table would have been reasonable of him wanting out, and he would still be alive. 😁
I was a carpenter and developed a problem in the heart and the back…in other words breaking his back was killing his soul.
I just want to know how good he can sing Machine Gun Kiss in karaoke.
And some that have no experience in the yakuza still believe they know more than the guy in the video…amazing..this guy literally cut his pinky and gave it to his boss cause he felt bad for lying..
Just don’t add kisaki into the group
UHH KIRYU SAN!!!
The whole deals seams quite gay
1 million yen = 7.4K dollars? Is this correct? 😮
4 million yen is just under $30k. Sheesh, yeah, even an honest man earns more than that in the States.
And that’s how mafia works.
Cant find better job decent for living ? Even you sell sushi still can make a living rather being a gangster because you feel safe .. but being a gangster just one time you ll be dead. Being a Muslim we follow Allah SWT rules there is peace in life .. not peace in lie.
Wow, he’s so daddy! 😍😍😍
I didn't really watch the video since I only want to ask a question
What happen to those who leave their Yakuza grup to start a normal live
purest form of reformation
He has a noble goal
Quite enlightening. He's so well-spoken too.
On one side Yakizas are still keeping Chinese Gangstars away from Japan, according to my Japanese boss
That's so many rules change
i have an exam in ten hours. why am i watching yt videos about the japanese yakuza.
Yeah, construction contractor that is “ex” yakuza….
When he said he sold a slave and dispatch him to another country, I got chills like damn.
鑑賞未満任侠映画大好きっ子としては
小指を切断するのは約束を守る為だと信じていました。
♪japanese KAYOU song♪
指切りげんまん
嘘ついたら
針千本のーます
具体的に詰める歌詞は無いものの♪げんまん♪って不知ながらもそれっぽく、義理と人情を守る人、並びに職であるかして
（※半、妄想）
約束破りは人体の一部を切除するのが妥当なんだと思っておったそうな。
Lol, is it trus that nintendo has yakuza ties till this day?
Damn i wonder where the people he sold off are now lol
My yakuza knowledge is only to the extent of my experience playing yakuza 0
I know they're criminals and all, but I have more respect for them than I do a lot of other "legitimate" businesses.
Wish they had shown an actual Colt Anaconda since he mentioned it by name. They showed a Colt Official Police or something similar instead.
Han surada
It’s interesting that the yakuza have those strict rules (even tho aren’t followed) of not doing drugs, robbing or scamming people.
Mulan would’ve ran this whole thing
I'm surprsed that he use the word "yakuza". As far as I know, this word is not used by members of the organization, they call themselve "gokudo" I think, because "Yakuza" is actually some kind of an insult (Ya-Ku-Za is the lowest combination possible, thus worth nothing, in a century years old dices game played in Japan, so calling someone a Yakuza is meaning you are saying this person worth nothing), so members don't call themselve that ways.
But I guess Yakuza is a word that is far more infamous around the world and that a lot more people understand (even in Japan) where they would not know who or what a gokudo is.
Rip
What is the crime and sins yakuza did?
For those who know, Kazuma Kiryu is considered a legend among the Yakuza.
Maltesers🍫
🐟 RIO
He’s hot
I think the thing that really stands out for me with this is that when they did an interview with the mafia guys it was “shady shady shady” whereas with this guy it feels more like “shady business shady”. Like it doesn’t sound like that much of a difference but just how he talks about like a person talks about a past career instead of a lifestyle boggles me for some reason
18:17 naruto jutsu
Bitcoin 💲
Bossman Mardigu
Gross
What a wise guy.