1. Posted on 23 August, 2012

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    Photos Courtesy of Anton Kusters

    After 10 months of negotiations, Anton Kusters was granted access to the yakuza and spent two years photographing while simultaneously learning its customs (such as yubitsume: the amputation of parts of one’s finger for misbehavior). The second edition of his book, Odo Yakuza Tokyo, was published last year. He shares a few of his photos with The Picture Show and answers a few questions.

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