IMHO - They were probably quaking in their boots not wanting an *** beating by some bad *** Harley Bikers! Geezez - It's not like you asked to ride some guys old lady! Lighten up? Most people are just out for the ride!
I remembered what everyone on this board says to do when confronted with a club. I avoided eye contact and gave respect to everyone. We managed to get out without incident.
They run everything in that country from Sony on down... They have offices (that's right) in every major city and affiliates in L.A. and Hawaii, New York and probably Washington D.C. Their image above gets ultimate respect in Japan. In Tokyo, the only other yakuza group that compares is the Inagawa-kai. I knew some of the members of both groups when i announced Sumo in English on NHK television in the '90s...