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An article which appeared in 'Horizons:A journal of international writing and art', vol2 1996.
Interview with Kansai's big yakuza boss and Fourth Chairman of Aizu Kotetsu, Takayama Tokutaro.
Very brief overview.
"Nomura Securities' scandal goes beyond shady dealings with "sokaiya" racketeers, the yakuza gangsters who specialize in extortion from Japanese corporations."
Author of: 'Yakuza Diary: Doing Time in the Japanese Underworld'
News analysis By Takarabe Seiichi, Journalist