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Ep182 Yakuza Crimes Sources:
Lucy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza
https://www.britannica.com/topic/yakuza
https://allthatsinteresting.com/yakuza-history
https://www.occrp.org/en/coronavirus/japanese-gangs-vie-for-power-amid-pandemic
https://people.howstuffworks.com/yakuza.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dkaiya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaguchi-gumi
Kenyon:
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/09/its-not-easy-being-yakuza-boss/323080/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiyoshi-kai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/06/tepco-will-someone-turn-lights/352260/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2012/09/04/nuclear-mafia-derails-democracy-in-japan/
In 2011, Tomohiko Suzuki wrote about this topic in his book: Yakuza and Nuclear Energy: Diary of An Undercover Reporter Working at the Fukushima Plant.
Amanda:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juzo_Itami#Director
https://www.filmedinether.com/features/juzo-itami-vs-the-yakuza/
https://insidemystery.com/true-crime/the-yakuzas-forced-suicide-of-juzo-itami
https://cpj.org/2010/10/the-high-price-of-writing-about-the-japanese-mafia/