Keeping watch: Japanese riot police standing guard outside of the headquarters of the “yakuza” crime syndicate, the “Yamaken-gumi”, during a police raid on the building in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, in western Japan. — AFP
THE Tokyo District Court recently ordered designated organised crime group Kyokuto-kai’s former boss and two others to pay a total of about ¥200 million (RM8.03mil) in damages.
The court ruling can be described as a financial blow to the crime syndicate, making it a potential weapon to fight and eliminate organised crime groups in Japan.
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