A criminal syndicate (yakuza) based in Tokyo
Crime
NPA: Yakuza membership reached new low in 2017
Yamaguchi-gumi stood at the top with 10,300 members at the end of the year […]
Inagawa-kai
Crime
Tokyo: Yakuza among suspects in ¥2 million swindle of elderly woman
Victim received a telephone call from a person claiming to be her son who said that he needed money to compensate for an embezzlement scheme […]
Crime
Saitama: Yakuza nabbed over theft of vehicles
Suspect allegedly stole a sports car valued at around ¥1 million yen from a parking lot in Fukaya City […]
Crime
Kanagawa cops raid Inagawa-kai office in Yokohama over fraud
Inagawa-kai member suspected in swindling of 5 million from an elderly woman in Iwate Prefecture last year […]
Chiba
Chiba: Yakuza nabbed in ’17 shooting in Matsudo
Gunman on a motorcycle approached a van at an intersection on National Route 6 and opened fire in May of last year […]
Crime
Yokohama: Another yakuza arrested over pistol found by police dog
Police dog Illumina Go is trained to locate both illegal drugs and firearms […]
Crime
Tokyo police dog locates pistol in yakuza office in Yokohama
Revolver wrapped in a bath towel was found behind a secret door concealing a carved-out space inside a pillar of an office of the Inagawa-kai […]
Crime
Yakuza among 8 suspects in Ueno gold heist
Inagawa-kai member is believed to have ordered the robbery of 20 gold bars from a precious metals shop in Ueno […]
Chiba
Yakuza boss nabbed over shootings in Matsudo
Inagawa-kai boss allegedly gave instructions to subordinate members to carry out shootings at entrances of two residences […]
Crime
Yakuza struck acquaintance with golf club in attempted extortion
Victim was struck in right shoulder before being confined in a vehicle for three hours […]