Suspect wrote in an email to the victim, 'If you refuse our offer, it will be the end of you'
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Victim was slashed in the face by an unknown assailant after she exited a taxi
Corpse concealed in a van parked in garage before burial in March
Girl was scouted on streets of Nagoya last year
Suspect allegedly concealed his gang affiliation
Kishiwada City enacted legislation in 2015 to target removal of gang members from Danjiri Matsuri
Gang members entering the HQ were strip-searched
Suspects also face drug charges
Criminal syndicates to be banned from participation and being utilized for operations
Suspects allegedly displayed their colorful irezumi tattoos such that they could be visible to other bathers