Affiliate gangs of the Yamaguchi-gumi and Sumiyoshi-kai fought it out at the Asakusa View Hotel in 2004
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Term used to describe Japan’s criminal syndicates and their members
Contraband has a street value of approximately 3 million yen
Suspect denies the allegations
Vicim suffered cuts to the head and stomach and a fractured skull
Ex-Sumiyoshi-kai member Ryoya Yaegashi is in custody on suspicion of fraud
Police officers called for people to be careful of solicitations from organized crime groups
Tatsunari Ito was beaten to death in a bar in Nishi Kawaguchi in 2016
Seven men and women fatally assaulted a bar employee in Nishi Kawaguchi and dismembered his corpse
Suspect said, 'There will be trouble if you did whatever you wanted in our territory'
Seizure is sixth largest on record in Japan