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Read coverage of crime and scandals from Tokyo and beyond. From yakuza to prostitution to murder, Tokyo Reporter has the under side of Japan covered.
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Former yakuza rivals edge toward alliance as Yamaguchi-gumi courts Sumiyoshi-kai brass
2+ week, 2+ day ago (522+ words) TOKYO (TR) – It was not always this way. A seismic shift is occurring within Japan’s criminal underworld, as two historically warring yakuza syndicates appear to be burying the hatchet following a series of highly secretive meetings, reports Shukan Shincho (Aug....