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The Yakuza is a form of organized crime which is older than the Sicilian Mafia. With over 300 years of history, this Japanese form of “the mob” is perhaps the oldest in the world . However, When one thinks of “organized crime,” certain images come to mind ....

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.... However, despite attaining the same respect as the boss, she does not get involved in the day-to-day happenings of the group. Some of the reasons for the banning of women include that there is a strong belief that woman are weak in that they were not born to fight. To a Yakuza member, the most substantial trait is courage, in that these members must be willing to die for their boss, and women, it is believed, do not possess this trait. Additionally, another reason that women are excluded from these groups is that there is a strong code of silence. There is a notion that many Japanese women are not able to withhold information that they lea ....