The Yamaguchi-gumi is one of the largest Yakuza crime families in Japan, with over 20,000 members. It uses a spider web as its symbol. Jake Adelstein has reported on the Yamaguchi-gumi for various news outlets and appeared on the Daily Show to discuss his work covering Japan's organized crime groups. Lisa Campbell Ernst will be giving a talk at the MRRL Art Gallery on March 13th from 7-9pm about human trafficking.

7. Yamaguchi-gumi – one of the Yakuza families - symbol – source, Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaguchi-gumi)

9. Video at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/01/60minutes/main5484118.shtml

11. Jake Adelstein on the Daily Show

12. Photo credit: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/japan/100118/going-underground-the-yakuza

13. Photo Credit: http://metropolis.co.jp/features/feature/vice-guy/

14. http://www.polarisproject.org/

15. Come to see Lisa Campbell Ernst at MRRL on the 13th of March, from 7-9pm in the Art Gallery!