The Japanese Street Gangs Challenging the Yakuza | BLACK MARKET DISPATCHES

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This definitely deserves its own little documentary of 40-50 minutes

Bro, I just realized that’s Enson Inoue, not the gang leader but the reporter 😂 legend in mma!

Had me fooled for half the video. The person I thought was the boss/leader turned out to be the reporter. Edit: Thanks for the likes!

didn't even know Enson Inoue was the host when I clicked. give this man his own show; he's an mma legend, and those guys don't have pensions

Yakuza was interesting because of their extreme dedication, loyalty, and professionalism. Similar to a Japanese version of the Italian mafia decades ago. Anyone on the outside was intriguee by the close familial ties, rules, and organization. New modern gangs are nothing special, everyone is out for themselves.

The principal of my Junior Highschool was Enson Inoue’s mother. Still remember when his brother Egan Inoue was offering jiu jitsu classes at school. Wish I would’ve took it then but at the time nobody really knew about jiu jitsu so I jus passed on it. If I’m not mistaken I believe it was free also. Time flies tho this was back in 1998

….this short video is alright but let me fill you guys in on something as a Japanese and inform on why this is happening. One of the reasoning behind “gangs” rising up is because yakuza for quite a while now have been what Japanese say “tainted”. Meaning, that the reason there has been a decline in the Yakuza is not just because of the police but members decided to move on because a lot of the ideology has been “tainted” by the influence of Korean-Japanese members. So because of that members left and moved on in life and many have decided to start their own factions “gangs”. Yakuza doesn’t hold its value or name anymore as it once did. With police or with society. Before there was a level of respect but now they’re just disregarded by the public…….lot more to it but that’s the word in the street :)

People are just looking to be accepted in this world that people feel is less and less caring of them. And some people will find this comfort in a gang. Simple as that

Need a continuation of this video! Excellent coverage by Vice

Man as a salvadorian im baffled at how different this gangs are. I grew up in El Salvador when gangs where at their peak in over there your own men would kill you over nothing and in the most brutal of way. Here you can see real trust in each other over there you cant trust no one because the same people you eat and do works with will be the same people who visit you with a chainsaw.

The fact these fellas do not get a full length documentary is the real crime here.

Definitely going to need more of this

Would pay good money to watch some of these underground fights. Probably more exciting than the Pride days.

If these guys say there is no strict hierarchy in their organization and they are all "equal"....then this is the Japanese version of the Italian 'Ndrangheta. Japanese authorities should really pay attention to it since this type of mafia is way more dangerous and reckless than the usual Yakuza or Sicilian mafia.

Wait wait, this video is not even 5 mins long? I think this is a very interesting topic that should have at least an 1hour for these people to tell their stories!

I'm gonna miss Vice so much..... people don't know good content when they see it. Hoping you'll come back, with great content like this!

Full length documentary would've been awesome here

Too short, man! I need a 2 hour jawn!

Even the hardened gangsters have a real Japanese humility to them. Very interesting. You don't see much smiling in western gangster pieces, if they do it's to show their iced out grills.