Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi was invited to a meeting to comment on its possible designation as 'violent' but no members attended
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Masaya Matsuda allegedly killed his wife with a hammer and stowed her body under the floorboards of their home
Police believe a woman grabbed her 3-year-old son and jumped from her balcony in a murder-suicide attempt
The suspect: 'I did it to taste the thrill'
The suspect: 'I targeted docile women'
The body of Makiko Takamura, 53, was found with stab wounds to her left side early Friday
Skeletal remains were found wrapped in a plastic bag in the residence of a woman who died last week
An employee of a precious metals shop was assaulted and robbed of 56 million yen on Thursday
A son of Fukuko Noda is sought for questioning after her body was found lying atop a bed in her residence
Gossip Girl has collected 830 million yen in sales since 2012