Shukan Shincho says that a city councilor for Kashiba City was a once a member of the Yamaken-gumi
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Police suspect Sumiyoshi-kai member has been providing hostesses and customers with cocaine and other illegal drugs
Arrest appears to be related to the ignoring of a court order requiring the gang to vacate its headquarters in Awaji City
Police believe the incident is connected to a feud that began after the Ninkyo Yamaguchi-gumi broke off ties with the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi last year
Gang member Takashi Tanaka got into a work-related dispute with the victim in March of last year
Suspect allegedly beat the gang boss in the head with a metal rod
Shigeharu Shirai is wanted over the shooting death of an upper-level member of the Kodo-kai in the town of Takasucho in Tsu City in July of 2003
Yamaguchi-gumi member allegedly demanded payment of ¥150,000 while threatening a male street tout for restaurants in entertainment district in Taito and Toshima wards
Police found four pistols, one machine gun and 400 rounds of ammunition at the residence of a Matsuba-kai member in November
Kyokuto-kai allegedly established an office inside a residence in the Okubo area in 2016 that is approximately 100 meters from an elementary school