STREET GANGS OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY JAPAN – PART 2: THE TOWN MAGISTRATE AND THE EDO POLICY

Soon after Edo (present Tokyo) in 1603 had been chosen as the new capital of Japan, vicious street gangs took over the streets of the city. Until 1687, when most gangs were suppressed, they formed a colourful and violent part of Japanese organized crime.

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