Yakuza. Generated by artificial intelligence/Adobe Stock
The Yakuza is a legendary Japanese system of organised crime that has been in existence for several centuries and really puzzles foreigners. On the one hand it is a full-blown mafia, infiltrating multiple layers of Japanese society. On the other hand, it is maybe not the most pleasant but still necessary addition to Japanese society, built – for all intents and purposes - into the public system, or at least this is what most Japanese people think. The existence of the Yakuza does not prevent Japan being in the top ten countries in the world with the lowest crime rate, according to the World Population Review (the country has not lost its place in the top of the rating since it appeared and sometimes even gets first place). The most unique aspect is the fact that the Yakuza does not hide from the authorities and exists practically within the legal framework.