The Yakuza have long been one of the biggest criminal organisations in the world. At the height of their power in the 1960s, the Japanese Yakuza had more than 180,000 members. This Japanese mafia was rich, much feared, and virtually untouchable. But now their numbers, money and power have dwindled. There are only 23,000 Yakuzas left today, and they are older and poorer.
Our reporters met with a Yakuza clan that is still active in southern Osaka. Facing increasing repression from the government and family splits, some worry that this is the end of organised crime as they know it. Has Japan really managed to put an end to one of the world's most powerful mafias?
Constantin Simon, Philippe Chambret, Louis Belin and Ryusuke Murata report.
