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National / Crime & Legal | DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN Apr 1, 2017

Gangsters in Japan aren't quite as intimidating as they used to be

by Jake Adelstein

The National Police Agency announced last month that the number of crime syndicate members fell below 20,000 in 2016. The figure dropped by about 2,000 from a year earlier to 18,100, the lowest since comparable data became available in 1958, the National Police Agency said. ...

National / Media | DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN Jan 2, 2016

Looking for a bit of light in the fight against crime

by Jake Adelstein

Do you ever get the feeling that you're trapped in Harold Ramis' 1993 movie "Groundhog Day," except that you're an investigative journalist, not a weatherman, and the nemesis that keeps popping up isn't a rodent but a crime syndicate boss? Maybe it's just me. On ...