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75-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Arson at Gang Leader's House, Aiming to Disband Kobe Yamaguchi (Kyodo News)

On the 14th, the Kobe District Court (Judge Naoki Onishi) sentenced Shoji Suzuki (75), an unemployed man from Hamamatsu City, to eight years in prison (the prosecution had requested 10 years) for breaking into the home of the head of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi gang with a handgun and setting fire to a car. He was charged with arson other than that of buildings and violation of the Swords and Firearms Control Law.
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On the 14th, the Kobe District Court (Judge Naoki Onishi) sentenced Shoji Suzuki (75), an unemployed man from Hamamatsu City, to eight years in prison (the prosecution had requested 10 years) for breaking into the home of the head of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi gang with a handgun and setting fire to a car. He was charged with arson other than that of buildings and violation of the Swords and Firearms Control Law.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Friday, November 14, 2025.
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