Between 2004 and 2009, Fukuoka Prefecture had the most gun-related incidents
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Red-light quarter is increasingly attracting a younger crowd
A mysterious man books a room at a love hotel and leaves behind a murky past
Senior-level members of the Yamaguchi-gumi crime syndicate make first shrine visit of the year
Yakuza group entertained 1,200 members of the Kobe community with food and gifts
Practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked female's torso has been making inroads outside of Japan
Yakuza film star snags 715-pound black tuna
Gang bosses fretted over whether the story would create chaos if it went public
A chronicle of a 12-year stint working the crime beat at Japan's largest newspaper
Yamaguchi-gumi moving towards limiting risk in its operations