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Following Japan's post-war recovery and subsequent boom, the Yakuza flourished by capitalizing on newly burgeoning markets. From the 1950s to the 1980s, they expanded from black market ventures into sectors like real estate, entertainment, and drug trafficking. This surge peaked during a period of extraordinary economic growth in the late 1980s, when figures like Susumu Ishii became emblematic of Yakuza success.