Police in Tokyo said Sunday they have arrested two members of a yakuza group on suspicion of robbery and assault after they knocked a 20-year-old woman off her bicycle and stole her handbag.
According to police, the incident occurred on the night of Nov 17 in Katsushika Ward, Fuji TV reported. The two suspects, Hidekazu Kobayashi, 34, and Naoma Sugimoto, 32, are members of the Sumiyoshi crime group, police said.
Police said the two suspects called out to the woman as she rode by them, then pulled her off the bicycle, hit her in the face and kicked her in the stomach. They yanked her handbag, containing about 12,000 yen in cash, from her shoulder, and fled.
The two suspects were identified through street surveillance camera footage. Police said Kobayashi has admitted to the charge while Sugimoto denies it.
Police said that since last summer, there have been at least six similar incidents of assault and robbery reported in Katsushika and Adachi wards and are questioning the two suspects about their involvement in those cases.
© Japan Today
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sensei258
A branch of the Yamaguchigumi, it may explain why it took a coupla months
Daniel Naumoff
Well another deep running problem in Japan when you know this organization is a bunch of dangerous degenerates, but you do nothing about them because they pay well...
Disillusioned
How typical! A pair of 'tough' yaks beat up a woman for 120 bucks. Lock these cowardly bastards away forever!
nakanoguy01
beating up a 20 year-old woman, and stealing her purse? these losers are pathetic. i hope their senpai cuts off something besided their pinky finger.
stukle
“A branch of the Yamaguchigumi, it may explain why it took a coupla months”
Sumiyoshi Rengokai and Yamaguchigumi are not connected. They are sworn enemies. Sumiyoshi was very much against Yamaguchigumi moving into the Kanto area.
stukle
Sorry, Sumiyoshikai
Goodlucktoyou
they are low level losers. send them to Hokaiddo and make them become potato farmers. they can start a new life and regain respect for themselves, help japanese society and hopefully find a nice wife.
girl_in_tokyo
^^ I wouldn't wish that oneither the women or the potatoes.
Instead of that, put them to work cleaning contaminated soil in Fukuoka! ;)
seadog538
Yakuza? Gutter level chimpira at best,surely!
shogun36
Wow, real tough guys. Why not knock off some elderly people while they're at it? pathetic.............
shallots
I'm sure they know a lot about the goofs in the organization. If they only they had serious plea bargaining and witness protection in Japan they could work their way up.