The lawsuit names four defendants including the group’s boss, 83-year-old Kenichi Shinoda, better known as Shinobu Tsukasa.

Japan’s largest Yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling ...

Both countries confirm that a joint crackdown on transnational crime is underway; op has apprehended wanted and suspected criminals.

The Yamaguchi-gumi has submitted to the police a letter pledging that the designated yakuza group will end turf battles, investigative sources said Monday. According to the sources, the document ...

The Yamaguchi-gumi has fought bloody wars with other yakuza groups formed by its former members who broke away in 2015. Senior members submitted a letter in person to police on Monday vowing to "end ...

Three senior members of the Yamaguchi-gumi visited the Hyogo Prefectural police headquarters on Monday and delivered a letter to officers pledging to “end all internal fighting” and to “neve ...

Kobe (Jiji Press) — The Yamaguchi-gumi submitted to the police Monday a letter pledging that the designated yakuza group will end turf battles, it was learned the same day. According to ...