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The Growing Ranks of Japan’s “Mellow Rebels”

  • Rokudenashi Blues, a popular manga series about high school delinquents serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1997. © Morita Masanori/Studio Hitman/Shūeisha

    Rokudenashi Blues, a popular manga series about high school delinquents serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1997. © Morita Masanori/Studio Hitman/Shūeisha

  • Members of Exile, which enjoys a huge following among mild yankī. Their songs speak of the value they place on their friendship, and members show respect for one another, as expressed by the high fives on stage. These are some of the things that draw mild yankī to the group. © Jiji Press

    Members of Exile, which enjoys a huge following among mild yankī. Their songs speak of the value they place on their friendship, and members show respect for one another, as expressed by the high fives on stage. These are some of the things that draw mild yankī to the group. © Jiji Press

  • Young people in Okinawa take to the streets after attending a Coming-of-Age-Day ceremony in 2004. © Jiji Press

    Young people in Okinawa take to the streets after attending a Coming-of-Age-Day ceremony in 2004. © Jiji Press

  • The Growing Ranks of Japan’s “Mellow Rebels”
  • Young protesters take part in a hate march in Tokyo’s Shin-Ōkubo district, June 2013. © Jiji Press

    Young protesters take part in a hate march in Tokyo’s Shin-Ōkubo district, June 2013. © Jiji Press

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