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 The Yakuza “employ” more than 100,000 people, effectively making them the largest criminal organization in the world. [([[https://www.businessinsider.com/treasury-identifies-eight-gangsters-2013-1?IR=T|Business Insider]])]
+===== 8-9-3 =====
+Yakuza is derived from the game Oicho-Kabu, which is comparable to blackjack. Ya-ku-za (8-9-3) is considered a losing hand. [([[https://www.cbr.com/a-losing-hand-hsu-talks-8-9-3/|CBR]])]
+===== Members =====
+After WWII, the Yakuza grew to 184,000 members, which is less than half of the whole Japanese police force (291,475 personnel in 2010). [([[https://www.webcitation.org/65U795y3j|Webcitation]])]
+===== Violence =====
+Physical violence is used to administer punishment. Failure to accomplish a task results in yubizume, or amputation of a portion of the little finger. The penalized becomes more reliant on his superior for protection as a result of this behavior. In the Meiji era, this meant that the amputee couldn't handle his sword as easily as he could with his finger. [([[https://people.howstuffworks.com/yakuza1.htm|Howstuffworks]])]