Reports that one of Japan’s underworld groups is planning to branch out and provide bodyguards and security personnel for businesses in Southeast Asia have been described as “a logical development” for yakuza gangs looking to earn a living legitimately.
In an interview with Flash magazine, Yoshinori Oda, head of the Ninkyo Dantai Yamaguchi-gumi, said he plans to set up a private military company, which are legal elsewhere.
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