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‘The devil’s child’: the rise and fall of the only female yakuza

The Guardian's Audio Long Reads by The Guardian

Jun 19, 202600:40:55News & Politics

Mako Nishimura fought her way into the Japanese underworld, but drug addiction and the slow demise of organised crime gangs almost destroyed her By Sean Williams. Read by Ami Okumura Jones. Help support our independent j...

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‘The devil’s child’: the rise and fall of the only female yakuza is an episode from The Guardian's Audio Long Reads by The Guardian. Mako Nishimura fought her way into the Japanese underworld, but drug addiction and the slow demise of organ...

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Published Jun 19, 2026, 00:40:55 long, audio available.