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There was an article in the Mainichi Daily news titled “Yakuza group forcing members to take ‘gangster exam’ “
Here’s a bit from the article:
Japan’s largest and most notorious organized crime group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, is forcing members to take a “gangster exam” in order to reduce costly damages suits, police have discovered.
An affiliate based in Shiga Prefecture is distributing written tests on the revised Anti-Organized Crime Law, which allows higher-ranking gang members to be sued for the actions of their subordinates, as a preventative measure against future lawsuits. Police believe the test has been introduced by Yamaguchi-gumi groups across the country.
I can’t imagine a written test given to gang members in the US, but in Japan, it doesn’t surprise me a bit. I have an Italian heritage, and know of relations that were involved in “The family business” but there the rules are unwritten, and if you break a rule then… well… let’s just say you don’t want to break a rule…
