Azabu Police Station sergeant communicated with the gangster via telephone calls and messages on the smartphone application Line
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Term used to describe Japan’s criminal syndicates and their members
Sumiyoshi-kai pocketed change after passing fake notes to purchase cigarettes at convenience stores, police said
Suspect is a member of the Sumiyoshi-kai
Police said that the incident is likely the result of a gang-related dispute
Operation accumulated ¥1 billion in sales since opening in May, 2015
Suspect denies the allegations, telling police, 'I was just taking a pee'
Kyokuryu-kai member allegedly smashed a bottle of alcohol on the floor of the bar on December 25
Police suspect that the fake bill was produced on a printer and purchased from a Chinese national
Osamu Yano confessed to killing two real estate executives in 1996 and 1998
Suspects claimed to police that the space was in fact a sports gym