The Kobe native was once the Yamaguchi-gumis general affairs chief and number-two boss
Posts tagged as “Yamaguchi-gumi”
Yamaguchi-gumi is Japan’s largest organized crime (yakuza) group
The assistant inspector is alleged to have telephoned a Yamaguchi-gumi boss about investigations into junior members
Defendant made threatening phone calls to the home of an investigator on 5 occasions in 2010
Over a one-year period, Wada collected a total of ¥8 million in revenue
Victim operated a number of hostess and sex clubs in Hirakata City and Kyoto
Yakuza members distributed candy to children arriving at the front of the Yamaguchi-gumi compound
An upper-level boss of the Kyoku Rengo-kai was arrested for possession of an automatic pistol and 112 rounds of ammunition
Takeshi Yoshihara, a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi, allegedly stole ¥12,000 from a woman in July of last year
Four current and former officers of the Aichi Prefectural Police were given money and high-end automobiles
A police officer testified that more than 10 cops received monetary rewards for information