Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

'I never lost a fight against a man': the story of the only woman to join Japan's notorious yakuza

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par Martina Baradel, Marie Curie postdoctoral researcher, University of Oxford

Nishimura Mako is a petite woman in her late fifties, with flowing hair and a delicate face. But you soon notice that she is no traditional Japanese lady – she is tattooed up to her neck and hands and her little finger is missing. These are signs of affiliation to the yakuza – Japan’s notorious criminal syndicates.

The yakuza is dominated by men and leaves only informal roles to women. Typically a woman involved with the yakuza might be an anesan, a boss’ wife who takes…

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