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Violin created by Japanese craftsman found

Photo taken Nov. 13, 2015, in Nagoya shows violins created by the late Masakichi Suzuki, one of the earliest violin makers in Japan. The violin on the right was recently confirmed as the handiwork of Suzuki, while the instrument on the left is owned by Aichi University of the Arts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Leader of major organized crime syndicate faces tax evasion charges

Investigators carry a box out of the home of Masakichi Yamanaka, a senior member of the Kudo-kai crime syndicate, in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, during a raid on June 16, 2015. Kudo-kai's head, Satoru Nomura, was served with a fresh arrest warrant the same day for allegedly hiding hundreds of millions of yen collected from members affiliated with the group, and evading income tax, while Yamanaka and two others were arrested on suspicion of managing the dues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior member of crime syndicate driven into custody

A car carrying Masakichi Yamanaka, a senior member of a major crime syndicate in Japan, enters the Fukuoka detention house in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka on June 16, 2015, after police arrested him on suspicion of managing dues illegally collected from members affiliated with the group, Kudo-kai. The leader of the group was also arrested over tax evasion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo