Comments on: Yamaguchi-gumi gangsters give gifts in the name of goodwill in Kobe

By: Yamaguchi-gumi member linked to Shimada rings in New Year at Kobe shrine | The Tokyo Reporter - "All the News That's Fit to Squint"

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:46:16 +0000

[...] says a writer covering boryokudan, or organized crime groups. “He actually took part in the mochitsuki (rice-cake making) event last December. The media simply didn’t know where he [...]

By: Yakuza gangsters looking to feast on Tohoku construction pie | The Tokyo Reporter - "All the News That's Fit to Squint"

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:41:26 +0000

[...] is the base for Kodo-kai, an affiliate of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest criminal organization. The Aichi prefectural police are currently collecting [...]

By: Sumo world’s connection to mob begins in university | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photography from Tokyo

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:30:28 +0000

[...] paid the Yamaguchi-gumi tens of billions of yen through a front company to implement jiage on properties,” says a [...]

By: Fukuoka yakuza groups battle police pressure in all-out war | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photography from Tokyo

Tue, 04 May 2010 13:05:07 +0000

[...] significantly hunt down the Kudo-kai the retaliation will be massive, says a person related to the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s biggest gang, with a headquarters in Hyogo Prefecture. “Kyushu yakuza fight [...]

By: Yamaguchi-gumi increasing operations prior to release of boss from prison | The Tokyo Reporter - News, Features, and Photos from Tokyo

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:26:47 +0000

[...] A number of luxury cars began to line up near Kobe’s Gokoku Shrine just after the clock struck midnight to welcome the new year. Their arrival was for the well-known first shrine visit of the year (or hatsumode) by senior-level members of the Yamaguchi-gumi crime syndicate. [...]