Gangster pleads guilty to shooting Nagasaki mayor

Gangster pleads guilty to shooting Nagasaki mayor

NAGASAKI, Japan - Toyoko Ito (L), widow of the late former Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito, enters the Nagasaki District Court in Nagasaki on Jan. 22 to attend a court hearing of Tetsuya Shiroo, a 60-year-old gangster accused of fatally shooting Ito. Yuko Yokoo (R), daughter of Ito, carries Ito's photo.

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