Revised Anti-Gang Law Introduced as Police Crack Down in Kitakyushu
The revised Anti-gang Law took effect Tuesday, allowing authorities to label certain designated crime syndicates as repeat offenders against companies and shops, and immediately arrest members who make unlawful demands. The efficacy of the revised law will be tested in terms of curbing gang activities such as illegal fund-raising– which has recently been a problem in Kitakyushu which has also been hit by a series of brutal incidents involving gang members. Recently, in Kokura-Kita Ward, Kitakyushu, police officers have regularly patrolled the streets in the entertainment district. Source: The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 31