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Japan Finally Convicts Powerful Yakuza Boss
One of Japan’s most powerful gangsters was finally convicted to six years in prison for extortion. Jake Adelstein reports on the years-long police investigation—and what it means for the yakuza.
Jake Adelstein
Published
Mar. 23 2013
10:24AM EDT
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