TOKYO-The act of jigiri is seen as honourable in the yakuza world, where minions conduct crimes on

others, but only 3.5% of them went on to find work.... In early 2018, a member of a yakuza gang

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26 by Aichi Prefectural Police for allegedly selling business cards that he made to look like those of senior members of the Yamaguchi-gumi crime syndicate.... He had said the items were" real" and that he" got them by chance." Hasui has reportedly denied the allegations, telling police he" did not intend to deceive" the individuals.... Police searched a site affiliated with Hasui in August and seized more than 19, 000 business cards, 1, 600 badges with crests, 200 bracelets and 70 teacups, am

His number two, Fumio Tanoue, 65, was given life behind bars." You'll regret this for the rest of your life," Nomura, who had been composed throughout the trial, let rip at Presiding Judge Ben Adachi on hearing his verdict and sentence.... Presiding Judge Adachi noted how the grudge must have simmered as Kudo-kai struck again in March 2014, the victim this time a seemingly random dentist who was stabbed in a parking lot. But he was the grandson of the late fisherman.... His fiancee' family was

Satoru Nomura, right, and Fumio Tanoue, left, are seen listening to the judgment being read out on Aug.... Prosecutors had demanded the death penalty for 74-year-old Nomura and a life sentence and a fine of 20 million yen( roughly$ 182, 000) for Tanoue, 65.... After the two were handed their sentences, Nomura said to Presiding Judge Ben Adachi," I asked you to make a fair decision....

UNHAPPY with his penis enlargement surgery, Japanese mafia godfather Satoru Nomura ordered bloody retribution. Known as" God" and" Emperor" to his underlings, theyakuzacrimelord sent a hitman to ‘whack’ a nurse involved in the procedure.... Oh, it was painful." He had been on the run for 14 years, fleeing Japan in 2003 after allegedly killing his deputy and being involved in several bloody battles with rivals.... 5 Shigeharu Shira was caught by police after photos of his distinctive tattoos we

EAGLED-EYED Google Maps users have spotted Kim Jong-un in the heart of Tokyo's red-light district. The North Korean despot was spotted by a Reddit user while they trawled the streets of the Japanese capital on Google Maps.... Do you have a story for The Sun news desk?... Click here to upload yoursClick here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks....

A CLOSE ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin died yesterday trying to save a man’s life during an Arctic training drill. Yevgeny Zinichev, 55, rushed to help a camera operator who had fallen off a cliff and into the sea.... 2 Yevgeny Zinichev died trying to save a man’s life during an Arctic training drill Credit: AP But Zinichev, Russia’s emergencies minister, died after reportedly bumping into a rock. Margarita Simonyan, boss of Russian broadcaster RT, said: “ He and the cameraman stood at t

A wide range of criminality, including more than a dozen murders, is estimated to have generated over 1 billion euros($ 1.09 billion).... He was credited by world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury with helping broker a potential unification bout two years ago.... From today they will be running low on money, friends and influence," Harris told the news conference also attended by members of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Europol and the UK's National Crime Agency....