The Yakuza Group's Endeavors in Japan Aimed at Preserving the Continuity of Its Enterprise

Abstract

Japan as one of the strongest economic countries in Asia in 1868-1885 broke the shackles of feudalism and made a transition into a new economic century by modernizing the monetary and taxation systems, as well as educating the people about the need to accept modern western technology. Japan's economic development cannot be separated from the dark side of its national and state life. One of the dark sides is the existence of criminal organizational groups (mafia) named Yakuza. Yakuza can be said to be a criminal group because they do things that are illegal. Yakuza Group in the 18th century initially worked as tekiya (peddler). As Japan's economy develops, now Yakuza are businessmen in the property sector, building contractors, printing/publishing, travel agencies, all forms of gambling and so on like normal business. Looking at the facts above, it can be said that the group of Yakuza is trying to preserve their business so that the sustainability of the organization continues to this day. Apart from that, they also made efforts to survive so that they still exist today. This research aims to understand group endeavors Yakuza so they can preserve their business to date. The method used in this research is the literature study method referring to Nazir's ideas, while the data collection technique uses data collection techniques with library studies according to Sugiyono's ideas. The theory used is theory practice of Bourdeau supported by rational choice theory. The results showed that the group Yakuza in Japan was successful in preserving the continuity of their business nowadays, this is due to several things, including: adapting to regulations and legislation issued by the authorities, instilling a spirit of loyalty in their members, infiltrating the government, and bribing officials in power.