Yakuza give gifts to local children

The friendly members of Japan’s biggest yakuza gang held an event the other day in which they handed out gifts to children:

Investigation sources revealed to the Mainichi on Tuesday that gifts of up to 30,000 yen were given to children during an annual mochi (rice cake) making event at the Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters in Kobe’s Nada Ward the day before.

The cash was handed out in two types of small envelopes in the names of “Tsukasa” or “Takayama,” apparently representing gang boss Kenichi Shinoda (also known as Shinobu Tsukasa) and junior leader Kiyoshi Takayama, respectively. It is not known how many children received the cash handouts, accompanied by snacks and toys.

Hyogo Prefectural Police suspect that the move was aimed at publicizing the gang’s current leadership system and appeasing local residents ahead of the release of Shinoda, who is currently serving a prison term for weapons violations.

I could not find any pictures and videos of the event, so I’ll just post this classic Benjamin Fulford clip instead, in which the wacky conspiracy theorist tells us about how the Yamaguchi-gumi is trying to kill him:

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Hanaxkim

Yeah, give more publicity to that nutjob. Well done.
http://aichi-alex.blogspot.com Aichi Alex

Ummn… If the Yakuza were trying to kill him, he’d be dead by now…. That video was posted over a year ago, and I’m pretty sure he’s still busy with his crazy conspiracy theories.

Regardless, the Yakuza are too smart to kill a white reporter, i mean how do you think they made it this far…
konayuki

I have respect for yakuza, sure they are in the crime business, but they are disciplined, and do help the public.

In the Kobe earthquake, Yamaguchi-gumi members gave aid to the public. And i shouldn’t be saying this, but they help boost Japan’s economy.
Max

How can he think a Japanese (first of all) and then also a yakuza (second of all) take money from white people to kill other Japanese who are opposing western influence?

science fiction.

Max

How? Do you know how many criminal organizations in this world are and have been linked to foreign governments in order to shift domestic and foreign policy? The concept is not science fiction at all.

http://dimesfornickels.wordpress.com/ William George

Charity has always been the refuge of the scoundrel.
ita-man

The Yakuza, like any other criminal organizations, should be eliminated. Charity doesn’t erase the fact that they committed numerous crimes and therefore should be punished.

Max

I fully agree. Terrorist organizations like this have no place in a civilized society.

Tadashi

What, terrorists?
Yakuza are crime syndicates, but no terrorists.

Max

It’s an insult to society when criminals try to legitimize themselves through charity, fooling people that their existence is “needed” or “helpful”. It’s like Goldman (ran)Sachs robbing the people and then giving a few breadcrumbs back as charity. Despicable.
http://www.japansubculture.com Jake Adelstein

Hey James-San!
Happy new year! Nice posting. Would you settle for a photo from last year?
Just tell me where to email it.
今年も宜しく

http://www.japanprobe.com James

Hey Jake – Happy New Year! I’d love to see that photo:

japanprobe at gmail dot com

Skeptic

So, you must take what he’s saying with a grain of salt.

One of my in-laws was very powerful and influential in those circles, and that didn’t protect him from those who wanted him dead. So, really, if they wanted him dead he would be.

Maybe they were trying to intimidate him, but I suspect the guy just has a flair for the dramatic or a knack for self promotion.

Oh, and giving out gifts to kids is the oldest PR trick in a gangster’s book. Biker gangs do the same back home. They usually have the ugliest, vilest, and scruffiest one handing out the teddy bears to kids in front of the cameras. It’s a tactic that has fooled so many highly impressionable people.

Yakuza give gifts to local children

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