Suspect allegedly established the office on the premises of a former okonomiyaki shop located about 60 meters from a middle school
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Text exchanges, email and information obtained from underworld figures revealed that the shooting was part of a dispute over a woman
Yamaguchi-gumi member is believed to have lured the victims to the area by telephone
Suspects are believed to have ordered subordinate members of the Sumiyoshi-kai to collect bullets left at the scene
Joji Matsuoka is in line to be the successor to Shinobu Tsukasa, the top boss of the Yamaguchi-gumi
Members of ring used forged credit cards to withdraw money from ATMs nationwide in 2016
Azabu Police Station sergeant communicated with the gangster via telephone calls and messages on the smartphone application Line
Vehicle belongs to a relative of a member of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, police said
Police suspect that the incident was carried out in retaliation for a shooting in Hyogo Prefecture
Police are searching for 56-year-old Masaru Abe, who is a member of the Sumiyoshi-kai