Well, here's the thing, Kiryu is not a yakuza member. Only in the prologue and epilogue of the prequel, and prologue of the first one (and he was briefly the chairman, but that was more of a brief thing to allow a plan to work). Most of the games are about a former member getting caught up in their affairs. The Japanese title, which translates to "Like a Dragon", is more accurate in that regard.
Japanese organized crime propaganda has never been so wholesome.
Well, here's the thing, Kiryu is not a yakuza member. Only in the prologue and epilogue of the prequel, and prologue of the first one (and he was briefly the chairman, but that was more of a brief thing to allow a plan to work). Most of the games are about a former member getting caught up in their affairs. The Japanese title, which translates to "Like a Dragon", is more accurate in that regard.