Not exactly Yakuza news but still worth reading! 

Does everyone remember Soutenbori from Yakuza 2, Kurohyou 2 and Yakuza 5? The city of Osaka is planning on turning the Dotonbori canal into a swimming pool!

The Osaka City Council is planning to turn the Dotonbori canal into an 800 meter long swimming pool. The Dotonbori canal has never had a good reputation as it has always been considered a canal with dirty waters while being located in one of the most crowded and lively areas in Osaka. The canal is on the news when the Hanshin Tigers baseball team wins the league because its fans are brave enough to jump into the canal waters.

Apparently when it’s complete in 2015 it’ll be the longest pool in the world. I can’t help but feel this is a huge waste of money for Osaka though that could be spent anywhere else.

Calling it now Yakuza 6 swimming race sub-quest.