Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/takeshi-ebisawa-yakuza-leader-nuclear-materials-myanmar

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  2. Facing only 20 years is wild. And the connections that people have to get nuclear-grade materials… And access to heavy artillery from the U.S. is absolutely mad. A lot of people should be going down with him.

  8. Heroin for the Americans, plutonium for the Iranians, and SAMs for the Burmese rebels.

    I could get behind the weapons for the rebels, since the government they are fighting against is undeniably shit, but I think we can all agree that the other two components of the deal aren’t so great.

  10. “In Japan, heart surgeon. Number one. Steady hand. One day, Yakuza boss need new heart. I do operation. But, mistake! Yakuza boss die! Yakuza very mad. I hide in fishing boat, come to America. No english, no food, no money. Darryl give me job. Now I have house, American car, and new woman. Darryl save life. My big secret: I kill yakuza boss on purpose. I good surgeon. The best!”

  13. I just saw ghost in the shell episode about this

  14. I have a hunch those Iranian guys are up to no good. Eh probably nothing. 

  15. > Ebisawa faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment for the trafficking of nuclear materials internationally.

    Ah the free world with it’s joke justice system.

  16. He was probably just glad he got to plead guilty before any local karaoke enthusiasts caught up with him about it

  17. Holy fuck, it’s the plot of Like a dragon: infinite wealth…

  18. Tokyo Vice is an awesome show for those who haven’t seen it. There is a book behind it that I plan to read in the very near future

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