yakuza

Sachie is asked to host the Christmas party at her house and attempts to hide all traces of yakuza, a gang headed by her own grandfather.

Kou, the son of a yakuza leader, becomes a rival with Rakuto for Sachie's affections, and Kou's father suggests that Sachie return to Osaka.

While he visits his grandfather in the hospital, Azuma fears he will be alone in the world and meets Yusuki, a girl whose grandmother is in the same hospital; and meanwhile, Sachie meets her estranged grandfather, who is the head of a yakuza gang.

Rakuto, one of the most popular guys at school and a member of a yakuza gang, seems headed for the college of his choice until incidents from his past begin to surface.

Masako Katori has spent years searching for a way out of her dead-end life, until one night when she snaps, strangling her dead-beat husband and seeks her fellow employees' assistance in disposing of the body.

The author describes her childhood and young adulthood as the daughter of a wealthy yakuza boss in Japan, discussing bullying and discrimination from her classmates and teachers, her experiences as a gang member, her drug addiction and abusive relationships, her suicide attempt, and her empowering decision to get tattooed.

Explores the extraordinary reach of Japan's Mafia, discussing their feudal origins as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, big business, art, and more.