The Yakuza franchise, also known as Like a Dragon, feels like gaming’s Seinfeld — a series that blends the absurd and the serious, and is now hitting its biggest stride 20 years later.

Daiki Hashimoto poses for a photo after winning his fifth straight artistic gymnastics national championships at Takasaki Arena in Gunma Prefecture on April 20, 2025. (Kyodo) TAKASAKI, Japan ...

The story follows modern-day yakuza who possess a supernatural power known as JINGI, passed down through the Grail of Blood ritual. Within this dark world of betrayal, desire, and turf wars ...

Discover the decadence and danger of 1988 Japan. Yakuza 0 makes its Nintendo Switch 2 debut with a brand-new Director’s Cut! The year is 1988. As Japan finds itself at the height of its bubble ...

This makes things hard for members of Japan’s many yakuza clans as the Organized Crime Exclusion Ordinances have made it illegal for any company to enter into a contract with a known member of an ...

A trailer released for Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut gives us an idea of what to expect in the updated game. Yakuza 0 follows the story of two protagonists, Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Mojimo ...

Update [Thu 3rd Apr 2025, 4:45am]: Fresh information from Nintendo suggests the newly announced Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut could come to PS5 after all. In a press release from the Mario maker ...

TOKYO - Membership of Japan’s yakuza criminal underworld hit a new low of 18,800 in 2024 after years of decline, falling below the 20,000 mark for the first time, police data showed on April 3.

Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut is currently only announced for the Nintendo Switch 2, but it sounds like it’ll be a timed exclusive judging by language used by the Mario maker. In a press release ...

SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have released some new details on Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut, revealing the game will boast 26 minutes of extra cutscenes to supplement the already-meaty narrative of ...

Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut was been confirmed as a timed-exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 following yesterday’s announcement that the critically acclaimed 1980s-set prequel is coming to the hybrid ...

Sega's Yakuza 0 is getting a special Director's Cut on Nintendo Switch 2, it has been confirmed. Described as the "definitive edition of the critically acclaimed origin story" will feature new ...