The Richest Criminals Are Worth $80 Billion

Most of the time, when we think of the mafia, we think of the movie The Godfather, or Goodfellows, or maybe even Road to Perdition. But all these examples of the mob are such a small slice of what organized crime groups look like around the world. In fact, it’s safe to say that if you think you know the mafia because you’ve seen The Godfather, then you ain’t seen nothin yet. Hope a plane halfway across the world to Japan, and you’ll find that organized crime goes by another name. Here, they are not known as the mafia, or the mob. They are referred to as the yakuza. And they are some of the most powerful groups in the country. The yakuza have been around for over a century, and they have their hands in many different areas of the Japanese economy. From gambling, to business, to entertainment, and yes, even politics, the yakuza have been pulling the strings for years, and slowly shaping the country to their will. So, what is the deal with these guys? How did they get so powerful? And reportedly, they bring in over $80 billion dollars every year, so, just how are they accomplishing this feat? Well, stick around for today’s video, because we are discussing all these topics and more, as we get to the bottom of the Japanese mafia-- known as the yakuza. We’re sure you’ll think a little differently about where the powers in Japan lie after you see what we’ve dug up for you.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:44 What is the Yakuza?
03:54 How do they make so much money?
06:07 Their hold on politics

[sonicthepingu]

I can’t believe that criminals are so rich

[stayfocus]

The Authorities (police, gov't):- "Crime doesn't pay"

Yakuza Mafia:- "😂"

[International_menace_]

I’ve met some Yakuza guys at restaurants here in Japan and they were lowkey really nice people lol

[rudolvonstroheim]

And there you have it guys.Crime does pay.

[BlenderStudy]

Back in 1991, I was eating lunch at a famous Japanese restaurant. Suddenly, a man wearing a nice suit with a dark pair of sunglasses walked in. He walk to a corner and stood there, as if he was there to watch me eating my lunch. Then another person walked in, and he walked around in the restaurant as if he wasn't sure which table to take. Then another person walked in with a motorolla flip phone talking to someone. Back in 1991, only rich people owned a flip phone like that. Then after two more people walked in, all wearing sunglasses indoor, wearing the best suits, an old man with very short grey hair accompanied by a very beautiful woman walked in. Then I realized maybe I shouldn't look at them anymore, because I knew they were Yakuza members. The short haired man was their boss, and there were two people standing not eating anything and one guy at the corner. Another dude was still on the phone, but he spoke so quietly so I couldn't hear anything. I looked at the old man. He knew I was looking at him, but avoided eye contact. That day, I set a record on eating the hottest oil fried tempura lunch, paying, and getting out of the restaurant as fast as possible.

[qbcommando]

You could make a video about the Italian 'Ndrangheta, it has an estimated income of 80 billion dollars a year and controls 60% of the world's cocaine traffic, it could be a really interesting video because there are so many people who still don't know this mafia, it has impressive numbers

[BigBossStatusAintMadeForRunts]

Warren Buffet: I'm worth $80billion


Yakuza mafia: Hold my saki(sake)🥃🥂🍸🍻🍹🍷🍺

[mario]

To be in this type business for over 100 years I give Japan mob a lots of respect. To keep the family together its amazing with so much power. 💪🏼. 💪🏼

[jeremyjohnson]

A better comparison for their $80b revenue than rich peoples net worth would be revenues of large corporations, for example Sony, one of Japan’s largest companies, reported $79.5 billion in revenue in the trailing twelve months.

[fficialdregs]

The Yakuza also have some business interested in japanese wrestling, most notably New Japan Pro Wrestling

[kingmuizz]

Worth 80 billion probably, but they certainly don't hold that amount.

[charliered]

The fact that we know the worth of the richest criminals is a sad story. We have no problem finding, apprehending, and essentially ending the lives of the smaller ones. Who more than likely in some way or another work for the richest ones. LoL. So one could say... "He was just doing his job." After all that's what our police say when shooting an unarmed civilian. And the worst that happens to them is they lose their job. Does this make any sense to anyone else?

[peileed]

I love how the channel went back on track, I thought about unsubscribing when it started being about dog bites and Radom stuff that nothing has to do with money, but the quality lately has been excellent

[gwtxppj]

I’m Japanese and this video is on point in every detail 👏🙏👍

[shachim]

Your work is great 'the richest ' keep it up

[legendarytommy]

The only thing the matter is who is at the top

[HostageKllrHD]

Didn't know that my Government was only worth $80 Billion.

[combat]

I watched a documentary about this a couple of years ago and I still remember one of the quotes in that vid by one of the Japanese police officers:

"Sure, Yakuza is bad but with the existence of Yakuza in Japan, they keep all the international crime organisations from entering Japan such like the mafias, drug lords and others. They help to block outside forces from taking over Japan"

[mohibgilani]

Sir please make video on sultan of brunie that how he earns nd spends his millions nd also about his brother 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[zulqarnain]

3:30 the "YAZUKA" members 😭😭