The suspect demanded protection money from the female manager of a Philippine hostess club in Machida
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Police seized more than 2 million yen from inside bar Galpia
Japan's largest yakuza gang will be spearheaded by the Kodo-kai following an internal shakeup
A breakaway faction of Japan's largest organized crime group will likely be known as the 'Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi'
The gang will splinter into factions opposing and supporting current boss Shinobu Tsukasa
Police discovered a firearm in searching a Sumiyoshi-kai office during an investigation into a traffic accident
City officials in Kishiwada are seeking to exlucde participation by gangsters in the Danjiri Matsuri
A container of hydrofluoric acid arrived at an industrial waste disposal center in Higashinada Ward earlier this month
A Sumiyoshi-kai member threatened to kill the manager of a restaurant should he refuse to pay protection money
Masayuki Kojima received 900,000 yen in payments from hostess clubs over a 3-month period