Coupled with a report on The Swedish Wire that China is now relying less upon Russia for its weapons comes revelations that tensions are high in the South China Sea, a disputed maritime area believed to be rich with oil and natural resources. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute issued a study saying that China […]
Read MoreRecent legislation in Japan has made it made illegal to cooperate with the Yakuza in any way. Now, persons whom the yakuza extort for money or rent payments for protection are no longer victims but also willing accomplices to the crime. Writing for The Atlantic Wire, Jake Adelstein, a yakuza-culture expert, outlines how new legislation […]
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