The suspects allegedly demanded cash contributions for summer and year-end festivals
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Term used to describe Japan’s criminal syndicates and their members
Anti-organized crime ordinances reducing the number of street vendors operating at summer festivals
Officers from 16 prefectures and districts have made 25 arrests since since February of 2011
Allegedly demanded 1 million yen from a taxi driver in a coffee shop over a pregnancy claim
Ex-Takarazuka member and Sumiyoshi-kai gangster arrested for blackmail of taxi driver over pregnancy
Ex-Takarazuka member and Sumiyoshi-kai gangster arrested for blackmail of taxi driver over pregnancy
Allegedly demanded 1 million yen from a taxi driver in a coffee shop last year
Team manager paid ¥100 million to gangsters who blackmailed him over an extramarital affair
Hazama Kanpei claims to have no ties with Japan's largest criminal organization
The suspect requested 5 million yen during meeting with her father at a Tokyo hotel
Association was attempting to profit from recently passed anti-gang legislation
The shooting of an ex-detective is the latest in a long line of conflicts