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From Yakuza Gangster to Politician



As a Japanese of North Korean descent, Magomi Hashimoto or Honchi Kim was initiated into the world of the Yakuza as a child. His mother married six times, out of which five of them were Yakuza. Magomi has been in and out of prison as a Yakuza but has now decided to take a different path to run for office and fight for the rights of ethnic Koreans like him. He takes VICE World News inside his world of business, politics and online YouTube fame.

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32 comments
@MadaraUCHIHA-hy9xe

What happened to his face in the middle of the video?

@hickoryhippie

My man left the Japanese Yakuza to start a Korean Yakuza….in Japan. Gotta respect it.

@ChristopherHiggins-v2r

Yakuza's are so adaptable they even becoming YouTubers now 😂

@ramenbatman

mob protection via magazine is interesting

@bencounter2885

man is a w, helped johnny out.