The yakuza structure

It exists two types of yakuza, clan- yakuza and freelance yakuza.

Freelance yakuza
Freelancing yakuza is a yakuza that not commit any bigger crimes and belongs to a little group of hustlers.They have however some difficulties to survive or not come into jail, because the clan- yakuza not allows anyone other to operate within their territories.

Clan- yakuza can tip the police about crimes that the freelance yakuza  haven´t commit.

If the freelance- yakuza  earns  to much money, the clan- yakuza kills the freelancing- yakuza or make him  disappear without a trace.

Klan- yakuza can however have a certain use of a freelance yakuza. If the clan- yakuza shall do something that they not want the clan to be associate with, they can turn to a freelancing yakuza that, for a sum of money, does the job for them.

A freelance- yakuza can also be used as a scapegoat if it acquires a guilty to a crime. If a freelancer is a truly genius he can manage to begin his own clan. Usual a freelance- yakuza becomes, if they not gets killed,a member in a clan.

Clan-yakuza
Clan- yakuza belongs to a clan. The clan can be compared with the Sicilian mafias "family". The clan are structured as a common family in traditional Japan. The clan have a hierarchy structure. The clans head chief is called Oyabun, that means Father. Beneath him he have his children(Wakashu) and brothers(Kyodai). This is not his reel children and brothers without it's designations on which rank and position they have within the clan.

All the members in the clan obeys Oyabun and in return he protect them against all dangers. Oyabun is almighty within the clan and his words is the law. All obeys him without hesitation also if it means danger for its own life.