Japanese Gangsters: Retro Yakuza Pictures With Scary Tattoos

"Hellhole": Why Japanese prisons are scary even for seasoned yakuza and are considered the most effective in the world

Japanese prisons are always quiet and clean, there is not even a hint of unsanitary conditions, riots or violence among prisoners. However, even seasoned yakuza are afraid of the prospect of going to prison, considering this place too scary. At the same time, serving a sentence in a Japanese prison is very effective; hardly anyone will want to go to prison again. How do people who have broken the law live in a Japanese prison and why do they not even like to remember the time spent in captivity?

White Ainu: Despised by the Japanese, Who Created Japanese Culture

Japan has not always been populated by Asians. It took them a long time to conquer the islands from the tribes who are now known as the Ainu or Ainu. The Japanese despised the Ainu as barbarians, almost animals, but they were finally able to defeat them only when guns appeared. Moreover: a lot of things in Japanese culture came from the savages they despised, including the phenomena that are considered basic for Japanese culture

They've never been seen like this: Game of Thrones characters reincarnated as 1930s gangsters

When serials are shot based on famous books, the noise of the jubilant crowd cannot be avoided. And while some angrily express their indignation, others, at this time, lifting the heroes to a pedestal, each time come up with something new with their images. The same fate befell the characters of the famous epic "Game of Thrones". This time the heroes of the cult saga were "transferred" to America in the 1930s, making them first-class gangsters in the style of "The Godfather". Believe me, you have not seen such Daenerys Targaryen and Cersei Lannister yet

Pictures from pictures. Mosaic canvases by Charis Tsevis

Artists and illustrators tend to create their own images, and designers are commonly referred to as "picture makers" because they create their images from ready-made drawings, photographs or shapes. The Brazilian author Charis Tsevis is also such a "picture designer". From various photographs, illustrations or just geometric shapes, he creates unusual mosaic portraits

How the Japanese feel about the yakuza, and what the legendary Japanese gangsters are doing today

Despite the fact that the Japanese authorities are fighting criminal groups today, the headquarters of the yakuza are often decorated with neon emblems, and their addresses can be found in directories. The largest clan even publishes its own magazine, and once a year, at the Sanja Matsuri Shinto festival, everyone can contemplate criminal tattoos with symbols of various clans. In popular culture, bandits often act as noble robbers, and this tradition has a long history. Arr