Ring headed by gang member is believed to have swindled at least 85 persons nationwide out of around ¥100 million between October of last year and May
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Yamaguchi-gumi is Japan’s largest organized crime (yakuza) group
One victim was told over the telephone by a person posing a bank employee that he was eligible for a medical expense refund in February
Department said, 'Treasury is targeting yakuza-controlled companies to expose the underlying ownership of these seemingly legitimate companies'
Suspect revealed his irezumi tattoos covering his back and chest to the student at a convenience store parking lot in Mizuho City
Fraud ring headed by Yamaguchi-gumi member collected a total of around ¥100 million
'I'm walking here,' one of gangsters reportedly said before the brawl erupted
Suspect is believed to have pedaled a bicycle to commit at least 30 thefts throughout the capital since July
Gangsters are usually encouraged by upper bosses to take time off during the Obon holiday period --- yet leisure opportunities are limited
Boss conspired with others in the collection of fees called yojimbo-dai --- or "bodyguard expenses" --- from the manager of the fuzoku (commercial sex) business
Three perpetrators tied the arms and legs of a woman, then 61, with adhesive tape at her residence in Shinjuku Ward and ransacked the interior