No. of yakuza, associates probed by Japan police falls below 10,000 in 2022

The number of members and associate members of yakuza crime syndicates investigated by police in 2022 fell below 10,000 for the first time since the anti-organized crime law was enacted in 1991, police data showed Thursday.Nine shootings were reported in the year resulting in four deaths, the National Police Agency said, including that of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was gunned down during an election campaign speech in Nara last July by a man with a grudge against the Unification Church.A total of 321 handguns were confiscated by police in 2022, up 26 from the year before, includin…READ FULL ARTICLE