Ex-convict who drew attention to plight of Koreans in Japan dies

Ex-convict who drew attention to plight of Koreans in Japan dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kwon Hui Ro (file photo), known as Kim Hui Ro in Japan where he was born and raised, died of prostate cancer in a hospital in Busan, South Korea, on March 26, 2010. He was 81. Kwon served time in a Japanese prison for the murders of two gangsters in 1968 and whose case drew attention to the plight of Koreans in Japan.

S. Korean ex-convict hopes to visit Japan

S. Korean ex-convict hopes to visit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This February 2010 file photo shows Kim Hui Ro, a South Korean man who served time in a Japanese prison for the murders of two gangsters in 1968 and was released on parole in 1999. Kim, who now lives in Busan, South Korea, told Kyodo News on Feb. 27, 2010, that he hopes to make a return visit to Japan to pay his respects at his mother's grave.

4 shot dead, 2 others seriously injured at Maebashi bar

4 shot dead, 2 others seriously injured at Maebashi bar

MAEBASHI, Japan - Police officers look for evidence around a bar in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Jan. 26, where two men shot and killed four people and seriously injured two others in an apparent fight among gangsters.

Gang war breaks out on Tokyo street, 4 injured

Gang war breaks out on Tokyo street, 4 injured

TOKYO, Japan - As passersby watch, plainclothesmen check the scene near Tokyo's JR Shimbashi Station where a gang war broke out among knife-wielding, tear-gas-spraying rival gangsters late night Aug. 28. Police said four gangsters were injured with stabbing wounds in the night melee that involved some 53 gangsters from two rival factions of the Kokusuikai mob group.

Gang war breaks out on Tokyo street, 4 injured

Gang war breaks out on Tokyo street, 4 injured

TOKYO, Japn - As passersby watch, plainclothesmen check the scene near Tokyo's JR Shimbashi Station where a gang war broke out among knife-wielding, tear-gas-spraying rival gangsters late night Aug. 28. Police said four gangsters were injured with stabbing wounds in the night melee that involved some 53 gangsters from two rival factions of the Kokusuikai mob group.

4 shot dead, 2 others seriously injured at Maebashi bar

4 shot dead, 2 others seriously injured at Maebashi bar

MAEBASHI, Japan - Police officers look for evidence around a bar in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Jan. 26, where two men shot and killed four people and seriously injured two others in an apparent fight among gangsters. (Kyodo)

Ex-convict who drew attention to plight of Koreans in Japan dies

Ex-convict who drew attention to plight of Koreans in Japan dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kwon Hui Ro (file photo), known as Kim Hui Ro in Japan where he was born and raised, died of prostate cancer in a hospital in Busan, South Korea, on March 26, 2010. He was 81. Kwon served time in a Japanese prison for the murders of two gangsters in 1968 and whose case drew attention to the plight of Koreans in Japan. (Kyodo)

S. Korean ex-convict hopes to visit Japan

S. Korean ex-convict hopes to visit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This February 2010 file photo shows Kim Hui Ro, a South Korean man who served time in a Japanese prison for the murders of two gangsters in 1968 and was released on parole in 1999. Kim, who now lives in Busan, South Korea, told Kyodo News on Feb. 27, 2010, that he hopes to make a return visit to Japan to pay his respects at his mother's grave. (Kyodo)