Why does the actual Yakuza allow the making of the Yakuza games?

[Salamursu]

bugrimmar said:

@everyone

But despite the influence of Yakuza, they are still labeled as outlaws. Isn't having a game that exposes stuff about your criminal activities dangerous?

That argument might be valid if we were discussing a documentary portraying actual Yakuza operations and personnel. Yakuza games and movies are in no way telling anything everybody wouldn't know already. Yakuza is very open about their identity and existence. Some Yakuza organizations even have public offices which mafia or other western criminal offices would never have.

Also, the games and films are portraying Yakuza in a very romanticized manner.