Summary An Examination of Honor among the Yakuza in Public Perception During the Pre and Post War Period
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JPN245 (JPN245)
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University Of Arizona
The main sections of the paper examine the different peer articles and resources that discuss to identify factors such as honor among the Yakuza, representations of the Yakuza in the media and a comparison between pre/postwar Yakuza. In addition, the notes discuss all elements of the code of honor ...
Honor in the Yakuza: A Comparison of Prewar and Postwar Japan
Summary
Rankin, A. (2012). 21st Century Yakuza: Recent Trends in Organized Crime in Japan- Part 1. The
Asia-Pacific Journal, 10(7).
Rankin discusses the rise of criminal gangs in Japan from the 1900s to the 21st century.
He discusses their role in the society and Japanese culture. In addition, the article
discusses the structure of the Yakuza and the rituals involved in these criminal gangs.
The author also examines the role of the Yakuza in different areas including politics,
economics, and culture among others. This source provides important information of the
Yakuza’s background and development making it useful in most of the outline sections in
the final paper to identify the role of honor amongst the Yakuza.
Kaplan, D. & Dubro, A. (2012). Yakuza: Japan’s Criminal Underworld. California: University
of California Press.
Kaplan and Dubro take an in-depth look at the Yakuza and its development. The main
chapter used for this paper is the first chapter of the book, which introduces the Yakuza
and its ancient origins. The book provides an analysis of the concept of honor and the
term ‘honorable’ outlaws in reference to the Yakuza. The chapter in specific mentions
how the Yakuza idea of honor has evolved from the ancient times. The source content
will be used in the outline sections discussing the history of the Yakuza as well as the
main section dealing with the comparison prior and after the war.
Treverton, G., et al. (2009). Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism. California: Rand
Criminal gangs.
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