Sumiyoshi-kai member accused of mailing package containing 28 grams of marijuana from California
Posts tagged as “yakuza”
Term used to describe Japan’s criminal syndicates and their members
Yamaguchi-gumi member allegedly shipped kakuseizai to Tokyo via takkyubin
Beaten body of Takashi Naruse, 37, was found collapsed near parking lot of restaurant in Iida City
Shun Ogiwara allegedly threatened to kill a 33-year-old then underling for not carrying out an order
Four shootings have taken place in Matsudo City since May 10
About 150 officers met with bars and clubs to inquire about whether criminal syndicates had made demands for 'protection money'
Several bullet holes found in door of residence, one in an interior wall
Suspected in smuggling 1,500 kilograms of kakuseizai from China and Taiwan of 3-year period
Judge described operation as 'carefully planned, systematic and of a scale rarely seen'










