The Inagawa-kai and Sumiyoshi-kai will receive boryokudan status, a label that will extend for 3 years
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Term used to describe Japan’s criminal syndicates
The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi will be referred to by the label boryokudan due to the fact that many of its members have criminal records
The suspect demanded protection money from the female manager of a Philippine hostess club in Machida
A Sumiyoshi-kai member threatened to kill the manager of a restaurant should he refuse to pay protection money
Japan had 53,500 registered gangsters in 2014
Running the festival stalls funneled approximately 1 million yen to the Yusei-kai organized crime group each month
The suspect berated the victim over the non-payment of a loan
The suspects allegedly swindled a couple living in Koto Ward out of 1 million yen last year
A Yamaguchi-gumi boss threatened the victim in collecting a total of 130 million yen on a 60 million yen loan
A Yamaguchi-gumi allegedly demanded payment from a restaurant's street tout