In 2013, Japan had 58,600 registered gangsters
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Kiyoshi Takayama was ruled to have been complicit in the extortion of a construction industry employee out of 40 million yen
Japan's largest yakuza group is continuing to reshape its image
Koji Ueno was stabbed 3 times with a 20-centimeter kitchen knife on January 18
Police seized pistols, a rifle and ammunition from inside a residence
Koji Nagahama, a 41-year-old member of the Matsubai organized crime group, is wanted in the January 18 murder of shipping company employee Koji Ueno
The Kobe native was once the Yamaguchi-gumis general affairs chief and number-two boss
The president of Ohsho Food Service was shot dead in front the company's headquarters in Kyoto in December
The gang member is alleged to have stabbed Koji Ueno three times with a 20-centimeter kitchen knife inside Club Happiness
The assistant inspector is alleged to have telephoned a Yamaguchi-gumi boss about investigations into junior members