Wednesday, December 20, 2006

[Japan] Battle against yakuza yielding results / Yomiuri Shimbun, 20 Dec 2006

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20061220TDY03002.htm
Naoki Nakazawaand and Manabu Kimura
"A senior official of the National Police Agency said ""This was an epoch-making year in terms of measures against financial sources for organized crime groups." This year saw the widespread implementation of initiatives to exclude organized crime groups from various fields, such as stock markets, sporting circles and public works contract. But the measures are just guides to prevent the flow of financial resources to criminal gangs. Ensuring the effectiveness of such systems and investigating illegal income or creating measures to follow up what has already been implemented are currently top agenda items."