Suspects allegedly waved a gun in the direction of the male victim, 72, inside a restaurant in Koto Ward
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Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi is a criminal syndicate (yakuza) that broke away from the Yamaguchi-gumi
Yamaguchi-gumi stood at the top with 10,300 members at the end of the year
Boss of an affiliate gang of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi suffered a broken nose in the attack
Police suspect the incident is connected to a turf battle between with the Ninkyo Yamaguchi-gumi over money-making activities in the area around Amagasaki Station
Suspect allegedly helped Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi member flee the scene of the shooting with a vehicle
Suspect threatened victim, 'You'll never be safe walking in Kameari'
Top boss Yoshinori Oda and other executive of the Ninkyo Yamaguchi-gumi failed to attend a meeting to comment on the gang's possible designation as 'violent'
One defendant fatally stabbed the victim in the upper abdomen in a parking lot in Miyazaki City in August, 2016
Defendants worked to together to fatally shoot a Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi member inside a building in Nagoya's Naka Ward in 2016
Gang moved its HQ to Kobe's Chuo Ward after being ordered by a court to leave its previous office in Awaji City