THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 2, 2021 at 15:00 JST
Investigators enter the General Headquarters of Yamaguchi-gumi to conduct a house search in Kobe’s Nada Ward on Nov. 4, 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Gangs affiliated with the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest organized crime syndicate, have ordered their members not to use guns in public to shield their senior leaders from criminal responsibility, sources said. [Read More]
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