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Bōhachi (亡八, 忘八) is the Edo period term for Yakuza dealings with organized prostitution.


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Yakuza (1047 words)
During this period, they were a common part of the landscape running houses of gambling and prostitution.
The first known types were bakuto who specialized with (gambling), tekiya (street peddlers) and Bohachi.
Tekiya dealt in shoddy merchandise and protection rackets in marketplaces and loan sharking.
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