Excerpt of a 1995 discussion paper by the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority dealing with the history, characteristics and activities of the Yakuza
yakuza ( ) n. , pl. , yakuza . A loose alliance of Japanese criminal organizations and illegal enterprises ... Yakuza, who trace their roots back to ronin ...
Powerful and far reaching Japanese and Korean criminal enterprise known as the Yakuza. ... The yakuza's influence is more pervasive and more accepted within Japanese ...