brad....tosa have been in korea since the mid 1800's....Japanese occupation of korea didnt occur until 1910, the timeline is off also you forgot thailand....tons of tosa there... i will agree that dog fighting in these country's is influenced by organized crime..to think those arms dont encompass many of the asian countries in naive im hoping murray pierce chimes in on this thread...whos knowledge and connection to japan in all things TOSA...i respect...a could shed hands on light to this subject