Conny Waters – AncientPages.com –  The Yakuza is a mafia-like Japanese criminal organization that appeared during the Tokugawa Shogunate (1603 – 1868). It was formed by two separate groups of outcasts, the tekiya and the burakumin.

Tekiya And Burakumin Were Outcasts In Japanese Society

Many of the first yakuza members were the burakumin, who were a socioeconomic minority in Japan. Though the name burakumin literally means “people of the village,” these people lived in restricted neighborhoods that were ghettos. They were considered filthy individuals and poorly treated.

In 1603, a new law forced the burakumin out of the cities, and they lost all social rights. Referred to as non-humans, the burakumin found themselves below the four-tiered Japanese feudal social structure.

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