The suspect demanded protection money from the female manager of a Philippine hostess club in Machida
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Term used to describe Japan’s criminal syndicates and their members
Police discovered a firearm in searching a Sumiyoshi-kai office during an investigation into a traffic accident
City officials in Kishiwada are seeking to exlucde participation by gangsters in the Danjiri Matsuri
A container of hydrofluoric acid arrived at an industrial waste disposal center in Higashinada Ward earlier this month
A Sumiyoshi-kai member threatened to kill the manager of a restaurant should he refuse to pay protection money
Masayuki Kojima received 900,000 yen in payments from hostess clubs over a 3-month period
An explosion outside the Yamaken-gumi's headquarters destroyed a door and shattered nearby windows
JAL Flight 123 crashed in Gunma Prefecture on August 12, 1985, killing 505 persons aboard
In June, police accused the Kudo-kai's top boss, Satoru Nomura, of concealing 220 million yen in taxable income
The proportion of gang members in their 40s jumped from 60 to 74 percent between 2006 and 2014