Crime syndicate Yamaguchi-gumi's headquarters in western Japan

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Crime syndicate Yamaguchi-gumi's headquarters in western Japan

KOBE, Japan, April 10 Kyodo - A car enters the headquarters of Yamaguchi-gumi, one of Japan's largest crime syndicates, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2015, after a regular meeting with executives from affiliate gang groups across the country. The Yamaguchi-gumi "excommunicated" or "insulated" the leaders of 13 affiliates at the meeting after they showed signs of defecting in August of that year. (Kyodo)

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