Yakuza Research Paper

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I. Introduction: n this expository essay ,the gang or clan of organized crime known as the Yakuza will be exposed, to know where they come from, what influences they had to become a fearsome criminal gang. Waytowich, B. (2014), the etymology of the name or where the name of the word Yakuza comes from De Mello (2014). the importance of traditional Japanese tattoos in the Yakuza gang ,and the traditional Japanese tattoo technique known as tebori used to brand till today for Yakuza gang members. Ashcraft, B. & Benny (2016). II. Thesis statements: the importance of traditional Japanese tattos in the Yakuza and the tradicional japanesse technique knows as tebori , used to Brand till today for Yakuza gang members. III, Yakuza name etimology: …show more content…

This style of japanesse tattoo means to insert ink into the skin to leave a tattoo or a permanent decorative ornament, during the period of 3000 to 10000 years BC, Japanese tattoos were worn by clans or groups during the Paleolithic period, tattoos have been considered as a brand, ornament and even in purely religious and spiritual aspects and social status. Waytowich, B. (2014) VIII. Conclusions: can not be denied that in Japan the tattoos has always been a taboo , it has always been related to criminals. In this particular case this gang of organized crime known as the Yakuza, is shocking as in some way to feel marginalized by the simple fact of having brands that identify them as traditional Japanese tattoos as seen by the irezumi, as the fact of tattooing almost the whole body has been seen as a mark of identity and as a rite of initiation to differentiate the rank and clan that belongs to a member of the Yakuza, it is interesting that in spite of all the discrimination, there are still Japanese tattoo artists who use those traditional and ancestral techniques with the utensils or tools of that time like the Edo era, it's amazing how you can tell a story with drawings on the skin that can be identified and that are also at the same time works of art that last until the death of the person seems fascinating to

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