THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 25, 2021 at 17:13 JST
Fukuoka prefectural police officers search the home of Satoru Nomura, head of the Kudo-kai organized crime group, on Sept. 11, 2014. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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