Fun fact: Yokoyama only wrote the last scene of Pirate Yakuza. The rest of the story was written by Furuta.

sources: https://x.com/yokoyama_masa/status/1896232669551476843 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_a_Dragon:_Pirate_Yakuza_in_Hawaii

I just found this ironic since Yokoyama is known for his silly writing, so much so that people often say that his silly writing is what ruined the series after Nagoshi left. And yet he wrote the most serious and emotional scene in the game. On the other hand, Furuta worked on both Judgment games, a series that is known to be grittier and more serious than the Yakuza games. And yet he was the one who wrote most of this wacky-ass pirate adventure.