Police suspect Sumiyoshi-kai member has been providing hostesses and customers with cocaine and other illegal drugs
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Term used to describe Japan’s criminal syndicates and their members
Arrest appears to be related to the ignoring of a court order requiring the gang to vacate its headquarters in Awaji City
Police believe the incident is connected to a feud that began after the Ninkyo Yamaguchi-gumi broke off ties with the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi last year
Gang member Takashi Tanaka got into a work-related dispute with the victim in March of last year
Shigeharu Shirai is wanted over the shooting death of an upper-level member of the Kodo-kai in the town of Takasucho in Tsu City in July of 2003
Police found four pistols, one machine gun and 400 rounds of ammunition at the residence of a Matsuba-kai member in November
Kyokuto-kai allegedly established an office inside a residence in the Okubo area in 2016 that is approximately 100 meters from an elementary school
Suspect buried the pistol in a hole to conceal it near the entrance of his residence in Kawasaki City in 2016
Suspect reportedly threatened, 'It is not permissible to solicit in the streets without paying the yakuza'
Woman beaten and robbed of ¥12,000 in cash in Katsushika Ward