The yakuza organization

For the yakuza it doesn´t matter were you
comes from, which country or from which class of society you belongs to, you can become a
member anyway. Yakuza takes care of the misfits in the society. Yakuza members can be
youth that been abandoned by their parents, youths that not managed the high pressure from
the school, refugees from Korea, China etc. Their nearest boss becomes like their father and their comrades as brothers.

Yakuza offers not just companionship also money, status, authority. A part of a group were you feel useful and needed. Comparing with gangs in the USA suburbs.

There is no thresholds or requirements in order to become a member. But when you are inside there are obedience to the superiors.

The yakuza seems himself, as Machi-yakko, the people's rescuer and helper. Far before any working courts existed in Japan, yakuza existed. If your clans chief couldn´t or wouldn´t help at a dispute that you had with someone you could turn to the local yakuza for help. They solved the problem in return for an amount of money. You can also in these days apply to yakuza for help. The problem solves however frequently on a more brutal manner than if you would turn to the police.