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Nearly everyone seems to have heard of Yakuza – primarily as this quirky Japanese series that is a small yet dedicated following. If you feel that way, then you came to the right place, because we dive into what Yakuza is, why it is so idiosyncratic, and what makes it specially in the way it engages with Japanese culture.

Shownotes

• From Shenmue to Yakuza, Toshihiro Nagoshi looks back on an illustrious career of Japanese game development(Nathan Brown)
• The Yakuza series has cracked 14M sales (Jonathan Bolding)
• Yakuza: Like A Dragon Was The Most Successful Title In The Series Internationally, Says Sega’s Shuji Utsumi(Peter Glagowski)