Autobiography of Kazuo Taoka tells of a time when gangs expanded power through violence
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Gang member to lodge formal complaint after suffering broken ribs
Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi showing signs of an internal struggle as the Yamaguchi-gumi looks ahead
Treasury dept. has frozen assets of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi and prohibited business activities
Yamaguchi-gumi member received a gun-shot wound to his right thigh
Suspect was apprehended when he posed as a courier and arrived at victim's residence
Case is part of a scandal that implicated pitchers for the Yomiuri Giants
Face of victim, who later died, showed signed of having been beating with a pole
Network issued apology, saying it was 'inappropriate reporting activity'
Suspect told police he 'wanted to go for a smoke' and jumped into an arriving vehicle