Event Brief
Former yakuza member arrested after Kobe shootings
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 6:13 AM ET
UPDATED Oct 01, 2026 at 3:07 AM ET
Summary: Two separate shootings in Kobe on Wednesday left one person dead and another injured. Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested former yakuza member Naoto Kametani on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the Hyogo Ward shooting; a man was later found dead in Chuo Ward.
WHO: Hyogo Prefectural Police; Naoto Kametani
WHAT: Police arrested a former yakuza member suspected of involvement in a Kobe shooting that injured a man; a separate shooting in the city left one person dead.
WHEN: Sep 30, 2026
WHERE: Kobe, Japan
WHY: Kametani was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder related to the Hyogo Ward shooting.
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