Ex-tokuryu operative Takanori Kuzuoka says he rejected Japan's yakuza because they felt outdated, rigid & unappealing. Writing from prison, he explained how tech-driven tokuryu gangs recruit online, use disposable foot soldiers and run ruthless scams targeting the elderly. "I never understood the benefit of being yakuza," Kuzuoka said, reflecting on a criminal life he now calls cruel and inhumane.