Everyone loves a tale of redemption. Unfortunately, this isn't going to be one of them. In a previous column, I introduced a man who had gone from being a greedy, violent, self-centered boss of an organized crime syndicate to become a compassionate male nurse.
It's rare for a gangster to go straight, with many finding it a challenge to return to ordinary life in society even if they wanted to.
On March 6, Yoshio Ishige, a former boss of a crime syndicate who was better known as Shinji Ishihara, passed away. He was 79.
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