About 150 officers met with bars and clubs to inquire about whether criminal syndicates had made demands for 'protection money'
Posts tagged as “mikajimeryo”
Investigator says gang members are called upon by clubs to provide 'counter measures' for unruly foreigners that have entered area
Suspects accused of collecting mikajimeryo --- or 'protection money' --- from bars and clubs
Officers warned shopkeepers against payment of protection money
Suspect told the manager: 'It is simple to kill you'
The collection of 'protection' money may lead to a war between the Yamaguchi-gumi and Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi
A Yamaguchi-gumi member allegedly received 2.55 million yen from a driver in Kita Shinchi
Police officers and local residents promoted an anti-gang initiative at the start of a busy holiday period
The manager of a parlor consulted with police after having paid 40 million yen to gangsters over a 15-year period
A boss in the Achiai Kanamachi Rengo allegedly demanded protection money from a Dogenzaka restaurant