Vehicle had been reported as stolen
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Girl, 17, was in sexual relationship with victim
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Victim wounded in the head and shoulder
Ninkyo Dantai Yamaguchi-gumi member jumped by multiple men in Kobe's Chuo Ward
Osamu Yano has confessed to killing Mamoru Saito, who went missing in 1998
Court cited lack of evidence
Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi member presented his business card in threatening victim
Yoshinori Oda to head the Ninkyo Dantai Yamaguchi-gumi
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