A criminal syndicate (yakuza) based in Tokyo
Crime
Tokyo: Yakuza found with guns, illegal drugs
Two revolvers were found in a storage room in Nerima Ward on March 30; marijuana and stimulants later discovered in residence […]
Sumiyoshi-kai
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 […]
Crime
Yakuza not prosecuted for allegedly concealing affiliation to collect welfare
Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the non-prosecution after ‘consideration of various matters’ […]
Crime
Tokyo: Yakuza concealed gang affiliation to receive welfare
Sumiyoshi-kai member is believed to have fraudulently started collecting welfare about 10 years ago […]
Adult Video
Tokyo: Yakuza nabbed over extortion involving AV actress
Suspects demanded compensation due to victim having referred AV actress to employer in fuzoku trade […]
Crime
Osaka: Man, 59, nabbed for possession of liquified methamphetamine
Liquified methamphetamine was found inside 15 bottles concealed inside a vehicle stopped at a factory in Tsurumi Ward […]
Crime
Tokyo cops arrest pair in murder of acquaintance whose corpse found at yakuza office
Suspects are alleged to have fatally assaulted a male acquaintance inside a vehicle as it traveled between Saitama Prefecture and the capital […]
Crime
Saitama: Yakuza who manages hostess club busted for cocaine
Police suspect Sumiyoshi-kai member has been providing hostesses and customers with cocaine and other illegal drugs […]
Chiba
Chiba: Gangster suspected in ¥100 million extortion of pachinko parlor
Suspects allegedly attempted to collect a ‘protection money’ payment from the manager of pachinko parlors in Matsudo City on Saturday […]
Crime
Kanagawa: Man, 45, tells police ex-yakuza gave him pistol
Suspect buried the pistol in a hole to conceal it near the entrance of his residence in Kawasaki City in 2016 […]