Yakuza rivals reconcile - gang warfare is averted!!!
Just a quick follow-up to my recent article on the gang-war that was building up in Tokyo between the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Sumiyoshi-kai. On Thursday night it was reported that the 2 largest crime syndicates in Japan have declared a truce. Let joy and celebration reign - gang warfare on the streets of Tokyo has been averted! Both groups apparently reported to the Tokyo police separately that they had made peace with each other. Still, nobody has been arrested for the initial killing of Kabayashi-kai senior member, Ryoichi Sugiura, and I sincerely doubt anyone will be now.
So the streets are calm again… until the next time! The Yamaguchi -gumi are surely going to try to make more inroads into Tokyo, with Shibuya and Roppongi 2 places on their list of wanted territories. If there are any more attacks or reports of gang violence, I’ll be sure to let you know.
I got the information from this blog article from the NHK TV news and the Japan Times website. Incidentally, the Yamaguchi-gumi is prominent in 45 out of Japan’s 47 prefectures. The prefectures without their presence are Hiroshima and Okinawa.
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Darn, bummer…………
Sorry to disappoint! I know you were hoping for riot police on the streets of Tokyo!
You got that right