Yuri Honma Wikipedia Full May 2026
| First Appearance | Yakuza 5 (2012) | | --- | --- | | Created by | Toshihiro Nagoshi | | Designed by | Masayoshi Yokoyama | | Portrayed by | Mirei Kiritani (Voice & Motion Capture - Japanese) | | Alias | The Ghost of Nagasugai | | Occupation | Freelance Journalist / Reporter | | Affiliation | Independent Press |
Yuri Honma is not a fighter. In a series defined by brutal heat actions and street brawls, she distinguishes herself through intelligence, persistence, and moral courage. Her narrative arc focuses on uncovering political corruption and the exploitation of the less fortunate in Fukuoka’s red-light district, Nagasugai.
Despite her busy schedule, Honma prioritizes her personal life and enjoys spending time with her loved ones. In her free time, she indulges in hobbies such as reading, listening to music, and playing video games.
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Yuri Honma serves as the deuteragonist of Part 2 of Yakuza 5, titled "The Dream Weaver" featuring Shun Akiyama in Nagasugai, Fukuoka. | First Appearance | Yakuza 5 (2012) |
Plot Synopsis: Akiyama arrives in Nagasugai to find a mysterious, beautiful loan shark named Mayumi. Instead, he stumbles upon Yuri Honma, who is living in a dilapidated apartment. Initially hostile, Yuri mistakes Akiyama for a debt collector.
She reveals she is investigating the "Nagasugai Seven"—seven ex-yakuza members who have been found dead under mysterious circumstances, appearing as accidental suicides. Yuri’s newspaper, the Nagasugai Herald, was shut down for chasing the story. She believes the deaths are tied to the local city revitalization project headed by the corrupt mayor, Seisaku Kose.
Yuri recruits Akiyama—reluctantly at first—as her muscle. Throughout the chapter, she engages in investigative journalism: tailing suspects, hacking into city hall terminals, and bribing street informants. Unlike other characters in the series, Yuri’s "battles" are mostly dialogue-based negotiation sequences. Character Biography (In-Universe)
The climax of her arc occurs not in a fistfight, but in a public press conference. Yuri presents a dossier of evidence to a live news crew, exposing Mayor Kose’s connection to the yakuza. Her famous line, "The pen is not for writing apologies. It is for writing the truth," became a fan-favorite quote.