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Yamaken-Gumi Gang Leader Acquitted of Attempted Murder Charges After Shooting Rival Gang Member; Prosecutors Do Not Appeal (Kyodo News)

It was learned on the 27th that the Osaka High Court's ruling acquitting Koji Nakata (67), the head of the Yamaken-gumi, who was charged with attempted murder and other crimes for shooting and seriously injuring a member of a Yamaguchi-gumi affiliated gang in Kobe City in 2019, has been finalized. The prosecution had not yet appealed by the deadline of the 26th.
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It was learned on the 27th that the Osaka High Court's ruling acquitting Koji Nakata (67), the head of the Yamaken-gumi, who was charged with attempted murder and other crimes for shooting and seriously injuring a member of a Yamaguchi-gumi affiliated gang in Kobe City in 2019, has been finalized. The prosecution had not yet appealed by the deadline of the 26th.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
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