Στη βελτίωση της εικόνας του και τη στρατολόγηση νέων μελών αποσκοπεί η by clicking here who set up Japan's largest organized crime syndicate (yakuza), Yamaguchi-gumi.
On the website, visitors are greeted with an anti-drug message while it is displayed video with its members organizations on a pilgrimage to a temple. There are also pictures of members helping with work and activities after the devastating 2011 earthquake.
As reported in a BBC report, Yamaguchi-gumi is Japan's largest coat of arms, equivalent to the Italian Mafia and the Chinese "Trinity". It is believed to be involved in a wide range of illegal activities, including prostitution, blackmail and "white-collar" crimes.
It is noted that yakuza organizations are not illegal, so the Yamaguchi-gumi have their own offices, with senior executives even carrying business cards- while they hold a special place in Japanese culture, with promotion from magazines and comics (manga). In this particular case, experts estimate that the specific movement is intended to improve the organization's image as, according to police reports, membership has been declining in recent years. The number of people belonging to yakuza organizations fell for the first time to 60.000 in 2013, it was announced last month.
This is not the first time the trade union moves in the media, as last year it started publishing a magazine for its members.
