Yakuza 8: Who is Mikuru Asakura?

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The simmering hype surrounding the upcoming Yakuza 8 reached a boiling point recently due to an unanticipated but very welcome burst of information surrounding the otherwise mysterious title. With the new information, the core cast of characters set to feature within the latest title were confirmed, allowing fans to speculate as to other pertinent details of the game with a bit more clarity and validity.

Mikuru Asakura was the source behind the recent reveal, and Asakura is set to feature within the upcoming Yakuza game. Due to how much of a direct impact Asakura has had by providing fans with such important information, many will understandably want to know more about him and the role he will likely play in Yakuza 8.

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Mikuru Asakura is a real, accomplished mixed martial artist, who competes within the Japanese Rizin Fighting Federation at the featherweight level. Winning several weight-class championship titles over the course of his short but successful career, Asakura is one of Japan's most well-known MMA fighters. To conceptualize how regarded Asakura is within the fighting world, he is set to fight the world-renowned Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition boxing match this September.

Also being a very popular social figure in Japan, Mikuru Asakura has a YouTube channel that boasts over 2.5 million subscribers. As a testament to how popular Mikuru is within Japan, he is set to appear as a character in the upcoming Yakuza 8. With this new Yakuza title being the first mainline title in the franchise since 2020, fans have been scrambling for information regarding the upcoming game's details for some time.

As a part of his involvement as a character within Yakuza 8,