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Have any of you ever met any yakuza guys with missing fingers? - john555 - 2014-07-25

I've read about that for years. Is that real, has anyone on this site had an awkward moment in Japan when they shook hands with someone with parts of their fingers missing?

Or is this just some old fantasy?

Have any of you ever met any yakuza guys with missing fingers? - Tzadeck - 2014-07-25

john555 Wrote:I've read about that for years. Is that real, has anyone on this site had an awkward moment in Japan when they shook hands with someone with parts of their fingers missing?

Or is this just some old fantasy?
It certainly is a real thing, though I've never noticed it on anyone for real myself. When I do meet or see yakuza I never think of looking at their hands. My understanding is that you usually cut off a joint's worth rather than a whole finger for each apology (i.e., a third of a pinky).

Interestingly, I live a few buildings down from a fake company that's an obvious yakuza front; the whole thing is funny/interesting to me (don't get me wrong: I hate the yakuza, that's not why it's funny) but I don't know how much I should say about it online, haha. If it was just a bunch of thugs I wouldn't worry but it seems more populated by higher-ups.

Have any of you ever met any yakuza guys with missing fingers? - RandomQuotes - 2014-07-25

It's generally, the tip of the pinky finger, and you gotta have a major ***** up before you yubitsume. Assuming you go off to places that yaks hang out, then yes you will meet people with severed fingers. No, it's not common. and there are prosthetic for everyday life to cover the missing digit. It's also really depended on your area, Like the city I live in has yakuza, but not as much as say Kobe. Have I shook hands with a yak? No, have I see it before? Yes, I promptly left the area.

Have any of you ever met any yakuza guys with missing fingers? - Linval - 2014-07-25

I've met (and talked) with a few Yakuzas a couple of years back. I asked them about 指詰め and they confirmed that yes, it is very much a reality, though it is much less common now as it was a few decades back. It's hard to give credit to that though, seeing as gangsters tend to like inflating reality a notch. However common it may or may not be, prosthetics are definitely a thing.

Have any of you ever met any yakuza guys with missing fingers? - john555 - 2014-07-25

Linval Wrote:I've met (and talked) with a few Yakuzas a couple of years back. I asked them about 指詰め and they confirmed that yes, it is very much a reality, though it is much less common now as it was a few decades back. It's hard to give credit to that though, seeing as gangsters tend to like inflating reality a notch. However common it may or may not be, prosthetics are definitely a thing.
It's probably less common now because they realized having parts of your fingers cut off makes typing on your computer/hand held device a b--tch.

Have any of you ever met any yakuza guys with missing fingers? - Linval - 2014-07-25

john555 Wrote:It's probably less common now because they realized having parts of your fingers cut off makes typing on your computer/hand held device a b--tch.
You know, this actually makes a lot of sense...

Have any of you ever met any yakuza guys with missing fingers? - skeenbot - 2014-07-25

I have met a few of them. I used to hang out with a bunch of riffraff kids back when I lived in Yokohama. One of my friends uncles had a missing fingertip. Was a pretty cool dude. (Btw if their missing the tip that means they have left the yakuza). Another one of my friends dad was still in the yakuza, and had a gun to show that was hidden in the house.

Lol at my life.