Tanaka, prosecutor-turned-underworld lawyer, dies at 71

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in June 2013 shows former prosecutor-turned-lawyer Morikazu Tanaka speaking during an interview in Osaka. Tanaka, known for his network with Japan's underworld, died on Nov. 22, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital where he was being treated for stomach cancer. He was 71.

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