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Kazuo Taoka: The Japanese Godfather
The Casual Criminalist·Jul 12, 2025
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The Yakuza's transition to modern, corporate-like organizational structures was effectively initiated and pioneered by Kazuo Taoka.
“In fact, so extreme and successful were his efforts that it really isn't exaggeration to say that the entire modern Yakuza model of fictionalized in various media as it is comes from him and his methods.”
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