10 Funny Facts about the Japanese Yakuza | Mafia of Japan

[@Meshida]

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[@michaeltheundeadmariachi4494]

Have you seen a certain crazy yakuza wearing an eyepatch, a bowl style haircut, a yellow snakeskin coat while bare chested underneath, black scaled dress shoes with steel tips, and is always shouting "Kiryu-chan"?

[@user-ze6yk4sd5g]

Comment😂

[@phillipbegay2837]

Interesting

[@Polyglot_English]

Taiwan is a country 🇹🇼 🇹🇼

[@Jude107c]

What’s the name of the song at the end of the video please?

[@MindFeather]

"they make a living off money that other people earnt. they are the same as .... POLITICIANS." --- LOL! ah man, you nailed that. perfect. had me cracking up real good here. rock on, Meshida. this is my 3rd one of your videos, and i totally dig your style, man. thanks for all you do. peace.

[@SheonEver]

It's funny because it's true... like, universally true, apparently. :D

[@bossredd-77]

" It's like women who are against abortion until they need one." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@恋愛伊]

Had me rolling 😂

[@chungadin]

"In Japan this is called crime, In China this is called business". Lol

[@86ccc]

As a Chinese, I approve this message :) thats how I”manage” to move to North America ;) hahahahahahah😂😅😊🎉

[@avil8686]

At least there are no Mafias in China now😊😊

[@r.rousset]

As a Gaijin Baka, I confused jacuzzi with yakuza. Now I'm in hot water with the Japnese mafia.

[@Alarich_Vonbergen]

"They're less xenophobic then the Japanese government." . That matches exactly my experience.

[@tristanband4003]

Kind of surprising they'd indulge foreign kids on Halloween

[@hpwan2]

I’m from China, and laughed so hard every time I saw Mr Meshida make fun about Chinese culture / history / current social problems. They all gold 😂😂

[@animeshnath7818]

"in Japan it's crime and it's Business in China", nice saying, haha. Love from India

[@Meshida]

Thanks!

[@orlock20]

It's all business in China until the Chinese government says it isn't. You don't know you are breaking the law until you are in prison.

[@bryancheah1849]

"yakuza have become an endangered species" xDDD that cracked me up.

[@j.ericsandoval566]

I love the Tenga shirt, it’s hilarious. My first discovery of what Tenga is was at my first visit to a Don Quixote and they had a GREAT rap video playing on a loop on the TV to advertise it. I couldn’t stop laughing and filmed it to show everyone back home. Oh by the way, great video. But you forgot Sōkaiya Yakuza.

[@PaulVRo]

endangered species hmm.. my friend in Nagoya a few years ago found posters all over the place saying.. "please stay at home today because the Yakuza are having a meeting in town"

[@rudolphjoseph4159]

As a former American military in Japan, I noticed that bootleg American alcohol was very profitable. Some American service member had a partnership with the Yakuza club during the 70's and 80's

[@Meshida]

wow!🤭🤭🤭

[@RonaldoSanchez-g1y]

putting the squeeze on Uncle Sam? I should have you know the Department of the Navy does not look kindly on that sir!

[@10100rsn]

[Kids enter Yakuza office] Kids: Trick or treat?! Yakuza: Hey! Is this a shakedown? Or blackmail? Some kind of police sting? Kids: No, nothing like that at all. We just want candy! Yakuza: Well, if you don't work for it then you get nothing. ... Two days later ... Kid #1: Where's our cut Shinoda?! You promised you'd have it by the end of the day. Kid #2: And that was yesterday! Kid #3: Yeah! So where is it?! [kids push over potted plants in office.]

[@MaxSMoke777]

Poor Yakuza! Maybe Meshida can start a fundraiser for them?

[@kaplislemesis4789]

The last line was just gold. Keep it up my man, so subtle, but none the less, funny af.

[@tristanband4003]

Big prediction: Halloween will become an actual thing in Japan thanks to the Yakuza. A holiday where kids can dress up and go door to door for free candy? Japanese kids will want that. Then there are the spooky Halloween parties for the adults. Which is interesting, as that would mean there would be two spooky holidays: Japanese ones in the summer and Western ones in autumn.

[@tahsinhossain8028]

Before, when I looked at Japan's dark side (as someone planning to study there) I would always get weirded out but your videos always make me smile! Keep it up!

[@n.a.8050]

This is so funny, I honestly choked on my cookie when you said, "The Yakuza sells powder." 🤣 actually, I had to stop eating because it's dangerous to eat and watch you at the same time. 🤣

[@armorbearer9702]

(8:27) I feel like the Yakuza can make a comeback. Many foreigners have a tough time in Japan. Getting apartments, banks, and adjusting to Japanese life can be difficult. Many hostess bars and other forms of adult entertainment are off limits to foreigners. If they can provide these services, the Yakuza could be profitable again.

[@tristanband4003]

Well the Yakuza does, on the other hand, have strong tendencies toward Japanese nationalism...but if their greed proves stronger than their politics... They're going to have to beef up their foreign language repertoire. Perhaps Yakuza who deal with overseas crime syndicates would be the best positioned for this. At this point, if they want to survive, they are going to have to decide money is money, even if its from a gaijin.

[@vivianidelacerda9708]

"let's share our unlawfulness with foreigners", and wow, "even our women"; very unselfish of you...👏👏👏

[@cgomesrj]

This is video is amazing! I was laughing the whole time! Thank you, Meshida!

[@breakdownmm8991]

😂😂😂 oh my... Yakuza selling powder😂😂😂

[@NemoMangelk]

Thanks

[@Meshida]

Arigatoooo!!!

[@NemoMangelk]

@@Meshida in sorry I am a dumb foreigner and do not understand Japanese. Please praise my Japanese language skills.

[@miraclemay24]

You make them sound like giant teddy bears so cute and innocent. I heard that they are as infamous as the Italian mafia

[@Meshida]

Hahaha! But they are aging and losing their power now!!! Anyway thank you very much for your comment!!!

[@leonardleonunu]

Yea they are too organised and too much rules, makes little money nowadays and I think youngsters find it a hard choice to join them, and hence the aging problem. Nothing bloody and scary like the mafia.

[@manfredrichthofen2494]

@@Meshida ..aging and no more young recruits... Effect of millennials not wanting to marry and have babies.. The Japanese version of China's " One child policy" during Mao's time 😁

[@-_Andreas_-]

@@leonardleonunu except the occasional murders/assassinations/blackmail and so on. They are plenty scary if you don't pay attention and sit down in the middle of a group of them at an onsen, or meet them alone at night...

[@whitewave16]

I especially liked your comparison of how the Yakuza and politicians earn their money.

[@TrouvatkiDePercusion]

This is such a dangerous video to make... My man Meshida has balls the size of the temples at Kyoto. God bless him.

[@Meshida]

sayonara😖😖😖

[@Bossjohinator74]

This is funny and semi informative. I do not want you to get in trouble. I would love more in depth explanation of your video. I think it could be a series. As long as they won't come get you. I definitely would miss ur videos homeboy.

[@Meshida]

Thanks a lot!!!!!

[@aliyumuhammad9830]

Very Interesting Meshida-San. Arigato

[@rayyanali4471]

4:12 there's a reference to this in Ryu Ga Gotoku 5. The player character comes across an Okonomiyaki stall in Osaka where the stall owner is being harassed by 2 Yakuza thugs who have their own Okonomiyaki stalls nearby. Naturally you beat them up and help the guy being harassed.

[@rubyy.7374]

5:05 Also in Ryu ga Gotoku ONLINE, they took a jab at yakuza running boba tea shops (by making one of the bosses consider getting into the market). Didn’t know it was based on truth!

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

ohhh so thats why. enough goofy shit happens it's hard to find the reality underneath sometimes

[@southpawmoose]

Hahah your style is so goofy! You need a movie!! Or a regular TV show.

[@chrism4008]

Sumo is my favorite sport to watch, I love it!!!

[@okashipoggi]

lol that T-shirt, subscribed 🤣

[@Meshida]

Yes! it'sTenga T-shirt! Thanks!

[@night_fiend6]

I imagine a fat foreign kid shaking down Yakuza for chocolate, poki and mochi. "You are holding out on me, where is the rest?"

[@eluminaryxarrais7735]

Wow.. I am probably weeb'ing too hard for KZbin to not only recommend hundreds of anime videos but now also Japanese comedian channels... Oh well subscribed anyway after watching several of your videos.

[@sergeigen1]

lol meshida is brutal with some of the jokes hhahahah

[@TajiriOli]

The Under the sea joke got me xD

[@cristianchan5402]

ahh i see.. this is interesting.. thanks for this video Meshida-san... long time ago.. there is a web offering to know about Yakuza information, leak photo and etc but there must be some patreon to see... and some consequence... because i was teenager, i dont have money and braveness to be a patreon of that web... after JAV... i always admire Japan Yakuza... all of crime organization is awesome... they are like seen illuminati..

[@smapdaisuki]

Witty and funny, I really liked it!!

[@tokatakitauji]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this is really funny, please make video if yakuza beat u up later 😂😂😂

[@vivianidelacerda9708]

Man, you made my day ! Yakusa was ???? in my mind. Are they also some kind of protective service?

[@md278x]

Thank you Meshida-San!

[@darkhawkzero]

I’m hoping to visit Japan soon I’ve been wanting to visit since I was a teenager since I was always fascinated of culture and the people and a big fan of Gundam but especially Japanese comedy. I’ve been a big fan of classic Japanese TV shows.

[@RonaldoSanchez-g1y]

you know the famous character actor and stuntman Al Leong? Everytime Hollywood made some kind of Asian gangster movie he was usually front and center as one of the top henchmen

[@RaymondMurtihardjana]

You deserve a lot more followers and likes!! Ganbatte !! Much respect from Indonesia

[@Meshida]

Oh!! Thanks!!!!

[@ajkumar8468]

Best Japanese channel I found so far...love from india.😂

[@elaestioko7655]

In the Philippines we call it Pyramiding Scheme or Multi Level Marketing 😁 you don't have to be a yakuza to earn money at the expense of your downline sales people 😅😆

[@rudolphjoseph4159]

Great channel and humor

[@Meshida]

thanks!

[@Jude107c]

This was very informative!

[@lagalagvt4097]

We Filipino's also has a TAKUZA Also known as TAKUT ZA AZAWA or in English "was afraid from his wife ":))....japan

[@dickrichardson1139]

Caution: Don't want your Joke-ah maker to have an "accident"😠💢👊

[@Mintziii13_]

Wtf. I can't stop binge watching. 😂😂😂

[@WA4TKG]

The kids visit Yakuza office and threatened them for candy 🤣😂😆

[@gamingwaffle1171]

Very entertaining and informative. I laughed so hard. Yakuza are less xenophobic than the Japanese government. LOL

[@striker44]

No Meshida-san was hurt in the making of this video. Meshida-san has Yakuza protection. 👍

[@alistairbernard9574]

Wow Super. Loved your Humor. 🤣🤣🤣

[@adolffranz9502]

this is roasting yakuza and goverment hahhaa, i like it "like ....politician" "less xenophobic than our goverment" "parent dependant yakuza" "prison is like their havard" LOL

[@dominicthedominator2796]

Very interesting!

[@EternalRoman]

@Japanese Comedian Meshida I imagine that because the Yakuza is aging rapidly it is now easier to talk about them without feeling threaten by them, right? Before when they had a stronghold it was very difficult to be outspoken about the Yakuza no matter if there was no specific family mentioned. I have seen other videos where Former Yakuza are being interviewed although some of them demand that such interviews are not aired in Japan and also demand that some members have their faces obscured or covered. I believe that crime groups may die out only to be replaced by other types and perhaps worse than the old ones sadly...it is a repetitiveness cycle of History overall everywhere.

[@tristanband4003]

Ultimately, the best way to kill a gang or mafia is by decriminalizing their revenue streams

[@EternalRoman]

@@tristanband4003 Sadly in Japan is a bit more complicated. See, the thing about the Yakuza is that in their origin and the government tolerance about them was because they dealt with the shady stuff from society, gambling, prost*tvt*on, and stuff like that. But they also employed and took care of people that were shunned in society on a really misplaced way of thinking such as scarred people, people with birth defects/ deformities, twins (yes twins were shunned), people with mental health issues. The Yakuza were basically the ones that took care of the poor too in a way. Being created in the Edo period, they would also function in a way as the feudal system did as well, hence the family system was a big part. But they too had regular businesses like restaurants, breweries (Yamaguchi Gumi being a legal brand of Sake from this famous /infamous family), and hotels. In the 20th century their businesses expanded to TV programs and channels, particularly the s3x industry and material and the such. The thing is that obviously they became too powerful and with all great power comes the potential to get overconfident, so this was what made them become a target because of the abuse of the people themselves. Originally they'd protect people too, but eventually they became the abusers themselves and as such people got fed up. The main issue though is that now with the "castrating" of the Yakuza, new and even super violent criminal groups are taking their place. Such groups are hated by the Yakuza not because of their appearance but because these groups are akin to Street thugs whom commit horrible violent crimes against the public themselves. Something the Yakuza mostly reserved to their dealings with other groups if there was a feud. But these groups (I think their names are Hangure or something like that) are indeed gangs of thugs that would rob, beat and kill people. If you're ever mugged in Japan it is these groups that do so, and it always ends up with blood. While Yakuza were not into robbing people like thugs cause they'd prefer the extortion approach best and would indeed keep minor birthing gangs controlled or eliminated. So now Japan is suffering because of the birth of these groups and the Yakuza not being the once considered "Necessary Evil" of society. But again, this is what happens when a group becomes too power hungry instead of keeping their chivalry code they used to have and now it is worse.

[@kamilziemian995]

I watch some yakuza movies before, but this is first yakuza commedy that I know.

[@faustoferrari4303]

Try Itami Juzo's anti-Yakuza comedies from the 90s, they're great. However, he was thrown out of a hotel room and killed because of them.

[@Theohybrid]

Lol this is just like, Way of the Househusband. The Yakuza are very business-minded. Also that's very telling how they want to be accepted by their society and will even entertain foreign kids via Halloween events than their own countrymen.

[@richardcelaya7361]

The yakuza sound really nice. I hope your still alive, please wink twice in your newest video so i know your safe. I am worried now.......your my favorite new comedian. I cant lose your humor already

[@dadofboi7178]

Just watched minna esper dayo(sounds like that) and that shirt is enough for me to put this channels notifications to all.

[@FeeDBacKMKII]

Nintendo maybe was not invented if yakuza where not exists

[@cubicwu]

Proud Chinese saying 👻 yes can I get the recipe and start my business??哈哈哈

[@Nathan-iy2zg]

i love the jokes you add in

[@Meshida]

arigato!

[@mathematicish]

"for Yakuza prison is their HARVARD" 🤣🤣

[@freddarko12]

I really love your videos .

[@josemiguelbaez8112]

Thank you for all the videos you uploaded to KZbin, love to learn more about Japanese culture, and people, love your funny ways, it is educational, one can learn a lot from facial expressions I always have been interested in Japan and her people, in a Capitalist culture and society, every kind of way to make money is part of Capitalism and wealth increment And although, I was raised as a Roman catholic, which is a Christian, I more incline to Shinto ⛩ and ☯️, which one is from Japan the other from China, but for me and I can be wrong, they are either the same or similar I try not to be judgemental, and each culture develops different with their own sets of values, for I adapt depending on the environment Gracias por todo, thank you for everything, long life, health and happiness

[@DimaDesu]

Great content! Arigatou!

[@tamco6262]

I love it, in China it is call business....:)

[@polistar2104]

I remember seeing that some of them are even models 🤣 well, I also read that there was/is a lot of discrimination in Japan for people who can't be a part of society so that situation may lead them to commit crimes. If their situations get better, I'm sure they will end disappearing. Thank you for your video! I love that is as funny as informative.

[@Meshida]

Oh! Thank you very much for your kindness!! Yes! Yakuza is an endangered species.hahaha but we don't need to protect them.hahaha

[@bloodykenshiro8218]

Even the criminal syndicates in Japan seem to have a better track record nowadays than crime networks in other countries.

[@abmechanic1917]

Working really good.. keep up.

[@Meshida]

Thanks a lot!!!!

[@Giovannigio123]

U gotta love the Yakuza their are friendlier than normals japanese people 😂

[@Recovery_Station]

Meshida-san teaches us japanese history and culture better than teachers at school. 👋

[@mohommadshahjad3039]

Ur videos are more fun with ken San 😉

[@sayharris1361]

Good and funny video.🙏🏽👍🏽😂

[@Meshida]

Thank you!!

[@robertoN2024]

Hilarious, aim the Prison to get a University Degree for Job promotion!! 👨‍🎓

[@tristanband4003]

Have you read Jake Adelstein's Tokyo Vice?

[@mr.shinobi1866]

Very informative Arigatou.

[@jamesmartinez991]

That was a great joke about cutting coca as being a crime in Japan and business in China.

[@ger13nunyah56]

Interesting my Man

[@eloquent2200]

In Japan, this is called crime, but in China it's called business 😅😅😅 Meshida-san can you make it possible to create subtitles in other languages?

[@n1hondude]

Maaaan I'm so glad I found this channel, it's entertaining AND informative !! :O

[@Meshida]

Arigato!!!!

[@consuelobettinelli9746]

I tell you a funny story: when I was living in Shimizu, I was hosted by a family. In front of their house there was a much bigger house with a dog that was barking all night and I couln'sleep. I spoke (in my poor Japanese) to other neighbours and they also complain about the night wan wan. So, one morning, without noticing all the young boys dressed in black and with sun-glasses even at night, without noticing the cars with dark windows, I RUNG THE DOORBELL!!! I was escorted to a bautiful Kyakuma and I waited alone until an old man, very kind, appeared. He offered me tea from Shizuoka and listened to my problem compimenting me for my (horrible) Japanese as though I was a princess. I explained the problem with chibi wan wan chan....nado nado. He said "mondainai" I was escorted to the gate. No problem, I had been very "Tenei". But the dog desappeared the next day. All rhe neighbourhood was petrified "didn' you know they are YAKUZA!!! "You will go back to Italy, but we must stay here. now we have to be extra-careful"

[@pbxn-3rdx-85percent]

In Japan this is called crime, In China this is called BUSINESS😜. XD!😆🤣

[@legendted6237]

I like your video. I actually find some of what you have said funny. I just hope that you dont get attacked with some of the offensive thing that you have said. Im not offended by them, I just felt that there are people that may find it offensive. love your work. I subbed and liked.

[@Brucelee-pv6uf]

The vest mafia:ever ❤

[@guygirard4274]

I loved your comment about yakuzas being less xenophobic than japanese government XD

[@rayyanali4471]

6:28 Damn Saejima wanted that degree real bad.

[@linglingJp]

Saejima from gto??

[@rayyanali4471]

@@linglingJp Taiga Saejima from Yakuza 5

[@linglingJp]

@@rayyanali4471 oh i see i thought Saejima from Great Teacher Onizuka and Shonan Junai Gumi XD

[@thomas5585]

Have you read The Way of the house husband (極主夫道)? It's a funny manga about a Yakuza who retires and becomes a house husband. There's a drama too.

[@Meshida]

I love it!

[@marvinacklin792]

Like the tenga shirt

[@GamerKhiladi]

Very nice and informative video. 👍🙏💯 Edit:- Foreign kids did an amazing and brave thing

[@Meshida]

Arigato!

[@ericaperez7624]

interesting as usual! ;-)

[@Meshida]

Thanks!

[@nexes6718]

Brave to cover topic. Good luck 🤞

[@freddarko12]

You are a Genius

[@lesallison9047]

Very interesting,

[@Meshida]

Thanks!

[@norwan6160]

When he said "under the sea" Sebastian sued him *from the little mermaid

[@Meshida]

Hahaha!

[@meowyme2573]

Good work as always. You don’t sound irritating like most you tubers . And also, pls bring back your female friend host for one more video pls!!!!!!!!!!

[@Meshida]

thanks! I'll try!

[@Polyglot_English]

Taiwan is a country 🇹🇼

[@The_Ancient_Guardian]

Yes!!! F. The CCP.

[@Capohanf1]

There is a small town where I live that has a Japanese gang, they are called the Yakima Yakuza!