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‘The Devil’s child’: The Rise and Fall of the Only Female Yakuza (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Bonus@sh.itjust.works [S] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

5,100+ words

Non-paywall version https://archive.is/tHm46

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[–] f1error@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Thank you!

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[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

Hot damn, I love this place. 🖖🏼

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[–] TaterTot@piefed.social 4 points 5 months ago

What a crazy fucking life she lead

[–] gh0stb4tz@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

That was an interesting read. Thanks for the article.

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[–] Bonus@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 5 months ago

Good to hear. I actually wound up getting too busy to read it yesterday, looking forward to it a bit later.

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