No one wants to be Yakuza anymore: But why?

No one wants to be Yakuza—the Japanese mafia anymore, and they’re fading fast. But why? Cops burst in and haul off a Yakuza guy just for applying for a credit card. If you’re Yakuza, good luck opening a bank account, getting a credit card, or even renting a place. You can’t even use the highways since they require a transit card—and yeah, you’re banned from those too. You’d think they could just get around it by using someone else’s card, but nope—cops watch them like hawks. Recently, a Yakuza boss got five months in prison—suspended for two years—just for borrowing a friend’s transit card. Sure, you can leave the Yakuza, but even then, you’re blacklisted for another five years. It’s brutal, especially for younger guys. And that’s why no one wants to be Yakuza anymore.