Cash was to cover the costs of 'networking golf' events to build consensus with other political factions
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Suspect said, 'I didn't do it'
Matsumoto says, 'You need courage, resolution and persistence'
'It costs money in the Inagawa-kai, it costs time in the Sumiyoshi-kai, and it costs lives in the Yamaguchi-gumi'
Health ministry said, 'Marijuana and cocaine are now becoming mainstream, similar to trends in Europe and the United States'
Teacher's space heater caught fire and ignited the blaze
Woman falsely claimed her parents left her with 1.5 million yen in debt
Yuki Tanaka said, 'He used brute force'
One defendant said of the crime's mastermind, 'I couldn't refuse'
Grim reality inside the home contrasted sharply with the couple's online presence