Ring collected a total of ¥60 million by having members pose as the victim's son during separate visits to her residence
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Prior to the incident, the suspect reportedly called out to the woman: 'Let's go have a good time'
Suspect denies the allegations, telling police, 'I thought she was between ages of 20 and 30'
Results of a DNA analysis of saliva found in her hair led to the arrest of the suspect, police said.
Joji Matsuoka is in line to be the successor to Shinobu Tsukasa, the top boss of the Yamaguchi-gumi
Suspect told police, 'Since Japanese women want to spend money, I targeted Japanese men'
Members of ring used forged credit cards to withdraw money from ATMs nationwide in 2016
Perpetrator only made off with a single can of coffee after a male employee did not comply with his demand for money
Gender of the person is not known due to the state of decay, police said
Club Sign in Tachikawa City accumulated about ¥700 million in sales over the past 5 years, police said.