Japan’s organized crime
Crime
Tokyo: Yakuza found with guns, illegal drugs
Two revolvers were found in a storage room in Nerima Ward on March 30; marijuana and stimulants later discovered in residence […]
Yakuza
Crime
NPA: Yakuza membership reached new low in 2017
Yamaguchi-gumi stood at the top with 10,300 members at the end of the year […]
Crime
Osaka: Cops arrest 4 yakuza over assault of rival gangsters
Boss of an affiliate gang of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi suffered a broken nose in the attack […]
Crime
Yakuza not prosecuted for allegedly concealing affiliation to collect welfare
Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the non-prosecution after ‘consideration of various matters’ […]
Crime
Fukuoka cops raid yakzua office in Kurume over extortion
Search was conducted over alleged demands for payment of ‘protection money’ from a restaurant in Ogori City […]
Crime
Fukuoka: Officer bit by pit bull during search of home of yakuza boss
Dog belonging to a boss of a gang affiliated with the Dojin-kai bit the 38-year-old head patrol officer on the right buttocks in February […]
Crime
Tokyo police: Flophouse murder preceded suicide by yakuza-turned-author
Suicide of Shinji Ishihara led police to suspect he was behind the fatal strangulation of a former taxi driver in Toshima Ward last year […]
Crime
Tokyo: Yakuza concealed gang affiliation to receive welfare
Sumiyoshi-kai member is believed to have fraudulently started collecting welfare about 10 years ago […]
Crime
Saitama: Yakuza attacks convenience store clerk with chisel
Suspect told police, ‘I wanted to stab a person, anyone was fine’ […]
Crime
Osaka: Man assaults yakuza boss at pachinko parlor
Suspect is alleged to have repeatedly beaten the head of a 59-year-old boss of the Ninkyo Yamaguchi-gumi inside the parlor […]