Suspect allegedly established an office for the gang inside an apartment in the Kabukicho red-light district that is about 180 meters from elementary school
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A criminal syndicate (yakuza) based in Tokyo
TOKYO (TR) – Investigative sources with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police have revealed that two members of a yakuza syndicate have been arrested after 10 guns…
Police raided a baccarat parlor a pachinko slot parlor, both located in the Kabukicho red-light district, and arrested 13 male employees and 15 customers last month
Victim was told over the telephone by a person posing as an acquaintance employed at an asset management firm that funds were urgently needed to cover a financial problem
Sumiyoshi-kai member threatened the victim after he expressed reluctance to join the gang and perform tasks
Victim was told over the telephone by a person falsely claiming to be her son that he needed money to pay compensation to a co-worker over an unwanted pregnancy
Suspect said, 'I got angry because he didn't to what I said'
Ring suspected of swindling hundreds of persons out of ¥1.2 billion
Victim received a telephone call from a person claiming to be a bank official who said that her bank card needed to be replaced due to security concerns
Two revolvers were found in a storage room in Nerima Ward on March 30; marijuana and stimulants later discovered in residence