Originally Posted by
Mark E. Hurling
Thanks for that link! The Yakuza story was first up when I opened it too, so that was an extra bonus. I never realized that the Yakuza weren't outlawed in Japan. Just another one of those inscrutable cultural quirks of theirs I guess. I hadn't heard about Obama's having taken this stance and I wonder what brought it about. I'm not suspicious of his motives, just a little surprised that this was so low key and singled out this particular outfit. I'd have thought the Triads and La Eme (Mexican Mafia) with their drugs, human trafficking, and weapons antics would be higher threat and profile criminal combines to go after.