During the parade, participants held signs and flags with messages about the exclusion of criminal syndicates
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To conceal the fact that the bill was fake, the suspect folded it 4 times before handing it to a clerk, police said
Sumiyoshi-kai member retrieved the wine bottle from a nearby garbage collection area, police said
Police are now investigating whether the funds were actually used as a source of income for the Inagawa-kai
Kanto Sekine-gumi member and 2 other suspects allegedly assaulted Sumiyoshi-kai member
Suspects met the victim on a matchmaking site
Officers cautioned businesses near JR Uguisudani station about the payment of 'protection money' to criminal syndicates
Police suspect that the incident took place following a dispute over the collection of 'protection money' from persons working in the sex industry
One suspect told police, 'I did not intend to kill'
Condition not considered life-threatening, police said