Yakuza

The Yakuza are a Japanese gang that is similar to the Triad from China and Mafia from Italy, Russia, and the United States of America. Crimes that they commit include drug dealing, gun running, money laundering, operating chop shops, poaching, overfishing, selling copyrighted and counterfeit goods, contract killing, and stealing from banks, museums, jewelry stores, and shopping malls. Similarly to the triads, they have initiation ceremonies that take place at cult-like altars.