As Japan’s yakuza weakens, police focus ... - Associated Press News
May 18, 2024 — Police in Japan who were busy tracking thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have set their eyes on a new threat: unorganized and loosely connected groups they believe are behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza.
Japanese yakuza mobster sentenced to death - BBC News
Aug 24, 2021 — A court in south-western Japan has sentenced the head of a powerful crime syndicate to death by hanging. The court in the city of Fukuoka found that Nomura Satoru, aged 74, had ordered four ...
'You will regret this': Japan crime boss's chilling threat ... - Sky News
Aug 26, 2021 — A Japanese crime boss issued a sinister warning to a judge after he was sentenced to death for ordering a murder and attacks on citizens. Satoru Nomura, the 74-year-old head of the Kudo-kai yakuza ...
Yakuza death sentence puts Japan’s mob on notice
Aug 29, 2021 — Nomura, head of the Fukuoka-based Kudo-kai and his second-in-command, who stood accused of one murder, three counts of attempted murder and other charges, were respectively sentenced to death and life imprisonment by the Fukuoka District Court on August 24. A yakuza gang member with iconic tattoos. Image: Twitter.
Japanese yakuza boss Satoru Nomura sentenced to death for …
Aug 26, 2021 — Satoru Nomura, the 74-year-old head of the Kudo-kai crime syndicate in southwest Japan, faces the death penalty after being found guilty of ordering a murder and attacks on three other citizens.
Japanese court sentences yakuza boss to death for ordering …
Aug 25, 2021 — A Japanese court has sentenced a yakuza mafia boss to death after he ordered a murder and attacks on three other citizens. Satoru Nomura, the 74-year-old head of the “Kudo-kai” crime...
Japan appeals court commutes death sentence for yakuza boss to …
Mar 12, 2024 — The 77-year-old boss of a major yakuza crime syndicate was sentenced to life in prison by a Japanese high court on Tuesday, overturning a lower court decision that had imposed the death penalty on charges related to four attacks, including murder.
YAKUZA - Tag - The Japan Times
The arrest stems from an incident in which a yakuza member allegedly cut off his own finger but reported it as an accidental injury to medical personnel in Tokyo.
Japanese yakuza mobster sentenced to death - BBC
Aug 24, 2021 — A court in south-western Japan has sentenced the head of a powerful crime syndicate to death by hanging. The court in the city of Fukuoka found that Nomura Satoru, aged 74, had ordered four ...
Death sentence overturned for Kudokai gang boss - The Japan Times
Mar 12, 2024 — A Japanese high court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling sentencing the head of the Kudokai crime syndicate to death over four cases of attacks on ordinary citizens. The Fukuoka High Court...