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 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]])]