By TABITO FUKUTOMI/ Staff Writer
September 2, 2023 at 07:00 JST
The amputated little finger is seen on the left hand of a male Ryuyukai member in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward on July 9. He was previously in a group affiliated with Sumiyoshi-kai. (Tabito Fukutomi)
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