However, the viewpoint of various media shows the good characteristics of Yakuza. For example, many media concentrate on the idea of yakuza's honor and their way of living. Because the Yakuza way of living is different from regular people’s way of living, there is interest. Besides, yakuza sometimes will help society from time to time. In the Kobe earthquake of 2011, the yakuza gave food supplies and evacuation centers to society. In other words, yakuza will sometimes do something good for society. However, not all of the viewpoints of media and society is not good. Ordinary yakuza activities will hurt regular people. The most famous bad Yakuza activity is loansharking, for example. And even though Yakuza are not supposed to interact with regular people, property damage will sometimes occur. Rival yakuza organizations also sometimes cause problems with each other, which makes society suffer and causes problems. A common question said by society is "should we be allowed to exist yakuza"? The relationship between yakuza and media is documented well. The most noticeable feature of Yakuza is the view of tattoos and society. Irezumi have many meanings, and society does not like tattoos very much. Since the history of yakuza and the history and meaning of tattoos have people have some sort of interest, the relationship between yakuza and media is always different. I think that the different ways of living yakuza are interesting for the regular people.

English/英語の翻訳 Today, I will analyze the relationship between the media and Yakuza. In Japan, since Yakuza activities are well documented, I will also analyze the relationship with society and Yakuza. Because society’s view of Yakuza differs heavily and each and every Yakuza group has a different custom, I will analyze that relationship with society. First of all, I will analyze society’s relationship and view with Yakuza tattoos. And because the most visible feature of Yakuza is their tattoo and appearance, I will explain the media’s view on it. To understand Yakuza, I will introduce a little history. The Yakuza started in the Edo period. The meaning of the name Yakuza comes from a card game called Hanafuda, where drawing the 3 lowest cards would result in 8, 9 and 3. This result is the lowest and means useless, and also outside of society. Eventually this name started to be used for other various criminal organizations. In addition, tattoos were a mark of punishment for crimes. The tattoo process for Irezumi is long and painful, because of the full body Irezumi. In general, Irezumi is often pictures of gods, animals, folk heroes and mixed with flowers. For society, they both view it as good or bad. A common viewpoint is that tattoos have a connection to crime, but in the Yakuza world, a tattoo is a mark of respect, a mark of power and also a mark of one’s personality. The Irezumi cannot be changed and has a special meaning. However, in today’s society, the image of tattoos is slowly getting more accepted. The relationship between media and Yakuza also differs. Since the appearance and activities of Yakuza is well documented, there are many viewpoints on Yakuza. For example, I think the most famous Yakuza activity is yubitsume, or finger cutting. Other famous Yakuza characteristics in media are the rules at bathhouses that refuse entry to people with tattoos.