Tokyo, Oct 23, 2026 (AFP) - Dressed to kill: Haircuts cap menacing look of Japan's yakuza

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2026-10-23

At a barbershop in Tokyo, yakuza gangster Tekisasu glances in the mirror at his meticulous new cut and thanks the hairdresser for the weekly trim crucial to his mobster trade. Japan's yakuza operate an organised crime empire worth billions of dollars and have long dominated the country's drug rings, gambling dens and sex trade. From precise haircuts to sharp suits, many mobsters try to project an image of menace and wealth, and barbers play a key......

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