Defendant told court that women served as prostitutes for ¥20,000
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Suspect alleged in the theft of ¥3.5 million from ATMs at convenience stores in Shibuya Ward and other locations
Membership is the lowest since statistics began being kept in 1958
Yamaguchi-gumi member allegedly beat victim in the head
Suspect allegedly passed mobile phone to fellow gang member on wanted list
Satoru Nomura ordered Kudo-kai underling to stab a clinic nurse in 2013
Matsuba-kai member allegedly blackmailed victim into paying ¥50,000
Police seized personal computers and customer registers
Defendants accused of raising 11,000 plants last year
Officer informed gang member on when persons would be released from custody