Victim suffered a brain contusion that required 4 months to heal, police said
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Suspect was aiming to be the key supplier of tablets to play baccarat to illegal casinos nationwide, police said
One victim, a woman in Yokohama, was falsely told over the telephone that she had accumulated unpaid fees 'for a pay-to-view video site'
With dumb bells found inside the office, the suspects claimed to police that the space was in fact a sports gym, police said
Police seized more than 470 kilograms of stimulant drugs in Ibaraki Prefecture in August of last year
More than 400 mourners gathered at a hall in Yoyogi, Shibuya Ward to pay tribute to Takeshi Aid on November 3
Suspects bound the limbs of a 79-year-old male company officer at his residence in Machida City, Tokyo in November of last year
Suspects placed two pistols --- a revolver and an automatic --- and 21 bullets inside the locker at JR Kawasaki Station
Gang members passed out candy and other items to children attired in costumes
Police believe revenue from the casino was funneled to the Sumiyoshi-kai