A new breed of gangster is taking over with a different business model
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The suspects speculated that a kidney could fetch 2 million yen
Shukan Bunshun claimed skipper Tatsunori Hara paid off a former gangster to quash a story about an adulterous relationship
Yamaguchi-gumi member demanded total of ¥50,000 for April and May
The suspects allegedly collected 4 million yen from a restaurant manager in Kameoka
The boss allegedly threatened physical violence upon two former members who had recently resigned
The suspects arranged a game consisting of dice and tehonbiki cards at a Wakayama hotel
Threat was part of an extortion plot seeking ¥250,000
The suspects beat the victim over an 8-hour period inside a Kodo-kai office in Hachioji City
The arrest of the Kudo-kai's Satoru Nomura is his 5th since last year