Locals puzzled by gangster taking over famed family's name

Locals puzzled by gangster taking over famed family's name

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A banner proclaiming a campaign against crime syndicates flies in the Jirocho shopping avenue in Shizuoka City's Shimizu Ward.

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