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This article refers to the Yakuza as a gang. For the Yakuza gang car in GTA Advance, see Yakuza Stinger.
The GTA III Era Yakuza logo
Games: GTA 2
GTA Advance
GTA Liberty City Stories
Leaders: GTA 2
Johnny Zoo
Kazuki Kasen (? - 1998), Asuka Kasen (co-leader, ? - 2001) and Kenji Kasen (? - 2001)
Type: Criminal Organization
Enemies: GTA 2
The Zaibatsu Corporation and the Loonies
Leone Family, Uptown Yardies, Diablos, Colombian Cartel and Forelli Family
Affiliations: GTA III Era
Ray Machowski
Colors: Dark Red and Dark Blue.
Vehicles: GTA 2
Yakuza Stinger
Weapons: GTA III Era
Pistol and Uzi
Businesses: Gambling, protection, slavery, gun running
Fronts: GTA 2
Hochi-ban Bar
Big Shot Casino, Kenji's Casino, import/export business and Sushi Restaurants
Members: GTA 2
Johnny Zoo, Doctor ZitZaki, Hiroshi, Gama Rei, Refried Noodle, Danny Zoo, Hana Funabashi, Yonsi Zoo San and Tetsuo
Kazuki Kasen, Asuka Kasen, Kenji Kasen, Toshiko Kasen, Yuka, Yamazaki and Kanbu.

The Yakuza is a Japanese criminal organization that appears in Grand Theft Auto 2, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.



Other members include Hana Funabashi (Johnny Zoo's girlfriend), Danny Zoo (who maybe related to Johnny), Yonsi Zoo San (an elderly man barely kept alive on Zaibatsu drugs) and business man Tetsuo (who owns the Hochi-ban Bar).


GTA Liberty City Stories

The Yakuza's influence in the United States dates at least from 1991, when future co-leader of the Yakuza Asuka Kasen moves to the country, presumably from Japan. By 1998 the Yakuza are beginning to move into Liberty City. They are not the strongest gang but have begun to stock up on weapons, including a tank, which Toni Cipriani destroys on orders from Salvatore Leone. Due to his actions, Toni gains the interest of Toshiko Kasen, wife of the Yakuza leader Kazuki, who starts to hire Toni to destroy her husband before killing him. First, she has Toni steal the weapons and deliver them to businessman Phil Cassidy. Then, she has Toni reluctantly destroy money from the Big Shot Casino whilst it is being transported. Toshiko then decides to reveal her links to Toni, by going to an opera, where they are attacked by the Forelli Family. They survive and a Yakuza gang member spots them entering Toshiko's apartment, leading to Toshiko giving Toni the orders to kill her husband. Toni kills him, on the roof of his casino, and returns to Toshiko's apartment, where she commits suicide, leaving the Yakuza without a leader. Despite having no leader, they maintain their control of Torrington, south Belleville Park, Aspatria, Pike Creek, west Wichita Gardens and Liberty Campus.

GTA Advance



In 2001, the Yakuza is lead by siblings Asuka and Kenji, although it is unknown whether Kenji became co-leader in 2001. Asuka first comes into Claude through an old friend named Maria Latore, wife of Leone Family Don Salvatore Leone. Asuka, seemingly wary following Mike's actions, has him prove his ties to the Leone Family are over by killing Salvatore when he leaves Luigi's Sex Club 7. Claude kills him and later kills a number of Leone hitmen and a reporter. She then introduces him to corrupt LCPD officer Ray Machowski and her brother Kenji. An undercover police officer, posing as a Yakuza member, is killed on Asuka's orders, from information provided by Machowski. Ray has Claude kill Leon McAffrey, his old partner, who threatens to reveal his links to the Yakuza. Claude fails to kill him, however, and is sent again to kill him, this time successfully, as well as his current partner who thinks is a rat. Claude also begins to work for Kenji, who first has Claude bust Kanbu out of jail. Then he has Claude collect cars to re-pay a debt, kill some Yardies attempting to form an alliance with the Cartel and collect some protection money. However, Kenji becomes irate when the Yardies and Cartel form an alliance and has Claude destroy some street vendings and kill the vendors.

Claude then begins to work for Donald Love, who has Claude kill Kenji disguised as a Cartel member, to start a gang war, which would drive down house prices. Claude succeeds in starting a war, leading to the Yakuza taking control of a construction site in Fort Staunton. Whilst attacking the site, Asuka manages to capture Miguel, a high-ranking member of the Cartel, who she tortures mercilessly. Miguel begins to tell off the Cartel plans, allowing Claude to kill squads hunting him down, stop the sale of SPANK by the Yardies and steal some SPANK being delivered to Francis International Airport. Claude then discovers that Catalina, the Cartel leader, has killed both Asuka and Miguel, and kidnapped Maria, leading to Claude killing Catalina and rescuing Maria. The Yakuza, leaderless, continue to show friendly relations towards Claude.


  • Yakuza members wear colorful suits and jewelry. In GTA Liberty City Stories, Yakuza members sport tattoos, common amongst real-life Yakuza members.
  • Their favorite radio station is Lips 106.


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