Team manager paid ¥100 million to gangsters who blackmailed him over an extramarital affair
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Hazama Kanpei claims to have no ties with Japan's largest criminal organization
The suspect requested 5 million yen during meeting with her father at a Tokyo hotel
Association was attempting to profit from recently passed anti-gang legislation
The shooting of an ex-detective is the latest in a long line of conflicts
There are only 119 hot rodders in Tokyo, a huge drop from the peak in 1980
Total number of gangsters falls, anti-gang laws making impact
Legislation prohibits ordinary citizens from assisting criminal organizations
Luxury apartment building is target of yakuza probe
A former gangster is suspected of shooting and killing another former gangster at Denny's