Victim was an elderly woman in Nakano Ward
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Term used to describe Japan’s criminal syndicates and their members
Victim was left severely wounded as he sat in the driver's seat of a vehicle in Kobe City
Suspect said, 'I don't know'
Suspect also robbed the victim of 800,000 yen in cash
Insider says, 'If [Kazuo] Taoka saw today's Yamaguchi-gumi, he would just call them a gang of criminals'
Makoto Itokazu, chairman of the Kyokuryu-kai, died on April 19 in a fire
Suspect said, 'I did it because I was struggling to make a living'
Makoto Itokazu is the 70-something-year-old chairman of the Kyokuryu-kai syndicate
Blaze completely gutted the fourth floor of the reinforced concrete building
Searches targeted three locations, including the headquarters of the Sumiyoshi-kai in Minato Ward