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By: All cool World News » Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza

All cool World News » Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:49:15 +0000

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By: equinoXio » » Violencia mafiosa y ultraderecha en Japón

equinoXio » » Violencia mafiosa y ultraderecha en Japón — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:05:06 +0000

[...] Conmoción causó el asesinato de Itchō Itō, alcalde de la ciudad de Nagasaki, quien fue abatido a tiros la noche del 17 de abril por Tetsuya Shiroo, un miembro de la rama local del casi centenario clan Yamaguchi, uno de los mayores grupos de la mafia yakuza. Itō, quien moriría a causa de las heridas la madrugada del 18, se postulaba para un cuarto periodo como alcalde para las elecciones que se realizaron cinco días después. El 20 de abril, con un amplio y circense cubrimiento por parte de los medios, un enfrentamiento entre mafiosos al oeste de Tokio terminó con la muerte de una persona y el arresto del asesino, ambos de la misma pandilla, tras refugiarse el último en su apartamento por cerca de 15 horas. [...]

By: All World News » Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza

All World News » Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:56:55 +0000

[...] It has just been reported that Iccho Itoh, mayor of Nagasaki, has been gunned down near his campaign office in front of Nagasaki Station. The mayor was shot in the back quite openly by an assailant who was immediately apprehended. TV News was mentioning a possible connection to the Yamaguchi-gumi Yakuza gang.read more | digg story Digg this [...]

By: kai

kai — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:39:51 +0000

ken, thanks for links. It confirms my belief that assassin is Korean…I’m not surprised -.-

By: langslave

langslave — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:46:26 +0000

Considering the media showed his face and name it wouldve been a bit silly to say he was German wouldnt it.
If the Japanese media dont care about ethnicity then THEY woudnt have reported either would they? But they certainly did.
As James and other people say, and have reported here before, when a foreigner commits a crime here the press swoop on that angle.
Just for a joke Hi, try walking around telling everyone youre foreign for a week or so(Im guessing youre Japanese). Try calling a few real estate agent and tell them your Nigerian for example. See what reaction you get.

By: James

James — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:11:21 +0000

The killer in the U.S. was not an American citizen. I seem to recall the nationalities and names of several Nova teachers being reported on the news here a couple months ago when they were arrested for drug-related crimes. In both cases the media reported the nationality of the criminal.

By: Sima

Sima — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:07:06 +0000

http://grandbee.iza.ne.jp/blog/
>読者より情報をいただき、通信社筋に確認したところ、確認が得られたので小稿に報告する。
>The information I got from readers was confirmed by someone related to a news agency (Tuushinsha-suji/通信社筋), so I reported that on my blog.

通信社”筋” is a quite vague expression.
How do you believe an anonymous blogger’s report confirmed by an unknown person related to an unknown news agency?
I think it should be deemed as a rumor, and it is not enough to “prove” the true identity of the culprit.

By: Hi

Hi — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:18:09 +0000

We shouldn’t care about his ethnicity. In the US, the media mentioned the student’s ethnicity; whereas, the media in Japan don’t mention Shiroo’s. I like the Japanese way. I hope some day all the people in the US never care about ethnicity.

By: spankbot

spankbot — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:03:23 +0000

In Japan, only the bad guys have guns.

By: Sima

Sima — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:16:01 +0000

How did you get that information which the Japanese media don’t tell?
As far as I know it is a groundless rumor on 2ch.

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:37:45 +0000

The killer is proved jsut a Korean.
The motive seems just the grudge that Mayer Itoh has rejected his blackmail.
If there is any political background, it would be that Mayer Itoh strongly balmed North Korea’s atomic bomb test.
http://www.j-cia.com/
http://grandbee.iza.ne.jp/blog/
http://my.shadow-city.jp/?eid=409957

By: Hi

Hi — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:41:01 +0000

His name is 白正哲. Why do the media in Japan always hide their real Korean name? Every country has some bad people.

By: moji

moji — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:37:25 +0000

The following article is very well written.
I think it is not an ideological matter, but a local financial one.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-mayor18apr18,1,6309042.story?coll=la-news-a_section&ctrack=1&cset=true

By: bo

bo — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:54:51 +0000

If the good Japanese open up a can of whoop ass , that should do it!

By: blackroses » Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza

blackroses » Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:48:55 +0000

By: ponta

ponta — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:39:32 +0000

It is reasonable that Nagasaki and Hiroshima mayors should be against nulear armament and there are enomous number of people who happens to be against nuclear armament in Japan. But when one of them was killed, it does not mean s/he was killed to be silenced about it.

There are many Japanese bloggers who say crazy things.
what I want to know is not a conspiracy theory, but concrete evidences.

I am very curious if you have any.

By: Miepong

Miepong — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:43:22 +0000

Mayor Ito was very much against nuclear armament.
Many Japanese bloggers think that he was “silenced” by the power close to current administration.

By: James

James — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:56:50 +0000

I’d hardly consider the equivalent of about 8 months of NOVA pay to be something worth murdering a politician over…

By: Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza « News Coctail

Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza « News Coctail — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:37:38 +0000

[...] Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza Filed under: Uncategorized — recar @ 4:37 am Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan gunned down by Yakuza It has just been reported that Iccho Itoh, mayor of Nagasaki, has been gunned down near his campaign office in front of Nagasaki Station. The mayor was shot in the back quite openly by an assailant who was immediately apprehended. TV News was mentioning a possible connection to the Yamaguchi-gumi Yakuza gang.[world & business] [news] [world news] [...]

By: Sima

Sima — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:46:01 +0000

>Murdered because of inaction over a damaged car?

The culprit complaind in his letters sent to TV asahi before the assassination that Nagasaki City declined to offer his friend’s company the official loan to prevent small companies from chain bankruptcy, and his car was damaged at a public road construction site.
報道ステーション
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV9RzIVOttA
犯人の動機は
「長崎市の中小企業の連鎖倒産防止資金の融資が知人の会社におりなかったこと」
「市道の工事で自分の車が傷つけられたこと」

He asked the city for 600,000 yen to compensate for a scratch on his car, and after two years negotiation it was upped to 2 million yen. Yakuza always extort money in this way, but I don’t think they kill someone just for small money.
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/topics/news/20070418-OHT1T00084.htm
長崎市によると、城尾容疑者は０３年２月２４日、市道工事現場の陥没個所で車が損傷したと主張。バンパーに傷が付いた程度だったが、道路工事会社に補償金約６０万円を要求し、市道路維持課が仲裁に入った。
城尾容疑者は市役所に来るたびに要求をつり上げ、最終的な額は二百数十万円になった。市は県警に相談し、不当要求に当たるとして０５年１月、交渉を打ち切った

By: john

john — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:15:29 +0000

Anything is possible, but I doubt the spin that this was a personal vendetta against the Mayor. Typical yakuza MO is to have a fall guy do this kind of dirty work for a reason easy to pin on him, then serve his time and emerge from prison as a kind of hero.

But anything is possible.

By: The Marmot’s Hole » The Ghost of Japanese Militarism

The Marmot’s Hole » The Ghost of Japanese Militarism — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:57:51 +0000

[...] Oddly enough, the mayor of Nagasaki has been gunned down by a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang, which has ties to extreme right-wing nationalists in Japan. (courtesy of Japanprobe.com) Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

By: Notoriousruz

Notoriousruz — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:39:54 +0000

The TV is replaying the footage of EMS trying to resuscitate Ito in the back of an ambulance on an appetizing and respectful loop for everyone to enjoy with their natto.

By: Kaspian

Kaspian — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:30:17 +0000

I’ll be interested in knowing what the motivation behind the shooting might be as this gets investigated.

By: JapanNewbie » Bad News and Bad Weather

JapanNewbie » Bad News and Bad Weather — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:06:36 +0000

[...] We have the Virginia incident, the mayor of Nagasaki was gunned down, and it’s been raining all week. Not a good day. [...]

By: lost in ube

lost in ube — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:10:22 +0000

Ito was going for his fourth term as mayor so his direct predecessor was Motoshima so technically it’s two Nagasaki mayors in a row who have gotten shot.
News Zero is talking to Motoshima right now.

By: YamaKiyo

YamaKiyo — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:20:21 +0000

I’ve been watching this on the news here in Japan. At first they were just saying that he was shot. Then they updated the little caption on the top left of the screen to say 心肺停止 which means cardiac and pulmonary arrest. And now they’re showing the press release live…

By: wes

wes — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:11:08 +0000

holy crap… the world is such a messed up place