A nationwide crackdown is under way to reduce the power of the Yamaguchi-gumi and its affiliates
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The salon had served 20,000 customers since opening in 2008
Between October and March, the suspect is believed to have participated in 11 incidents in which he spit on women
The body of Yukari Kawano, 32, was found face-up on a futon in a first-floor apartment in Kanoya City
Management of parlor For You is accused of providing baccarat gambling on computers
Vincenzo DeMaio is accused of fondling the bodies of 2 school girls on a train last month
The body of Ryu Minakami was found inside a factory building in Hakusan City
Police arrested a man attired in a black suit and pink ski mask for trespassing at JR Ichikawa Station
The suspect slashed his roommate with a kichen knife in their apartment in Kunitachi City
The suspect resold tickets on Internet auction sites for several times their face value of 1,000 yen