By TABITO FUKUTOMI/ Staff Writer
September 2, 2023 at 07:00 JST
A member of the Ryuyukai softball team, who was previously affiliated with the Sumiyoshi-kai crime syndicate, shows his hands with missing fingers in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward on July 9. (Tabito Fukutomi)
The Ryuyukai softball team stands out from the rest of the division III of the Katsushika Ward softball federation in one unusual way--about 50 of the 70 or so players are former crime syndicate members. [Read More]
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