Unlike other mafias such as the Bratva, Camorra, or Los Zetas, Yakuza members — of which there are about 50,000 — are not fugitives from justice. Although laws have been passed to limit their reach, Yakuza members still have clearly labeled offices, business cards, and even fan magazines. While the Japanese National Police Agency (NPA) has recently been more stringent regulating the Yakuza, they have no intention of criminalizing them as that would only drive them further underground. Besides, taking these measures would also disrupt their national dominance, inciting more violent neighboring mafias such as the Russian Bratva or the Chinese Triad into Japanese society.
Expressing Uncertainty Without Confusing the Fact Finders
As observed in our last installment of this series, “Can Certainty in Digital Forensics Be Automated?”, it’ll probably be awhile yet before digital forensics…