The Yakuza is heavily integrated into the government and it has become tolerated by the people. A few decades ago the government cracked down on the Yakuza as they had too much hold on how the government was run, so they splintered and different chapters took different parts of crime (ie Yamaguchi-gumi are heavily against drug trafficking and Dojin-kai are heavily involved in it).<p>Japan is one of the most crime-free countries in the world, because serious crime is monopolised by the criminals (and penalties for cutting their lunch are pretty heavy, which is common amongst most Asian gangs) and &quot;respect&quot; or &quot;honour&quot; is considered sacred. They don&#x27;t romanticise or make &quot;being an asshole&quot; look fun or positive (ala &quot;Wolf of Wall Street&quot; is a perfect example).