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Oct 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM ET
Kyoto court acquits yakuza member in 2013 killing
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The Kyoto District Court found Yukio Tanaka not guilty of killing Takayuki Ohigashi, former president of Ohsho Food Service, in a 2013 shooting outside the company’s headquarters. Tanaka, a senior member of the Kudokai, was arrested in October 2022 and faced murder and weapons-law charges; he pleaded not guilty.
WHO: Kyoto District Court
WHAT: Found Yukio Tanaka not guilty of killing Takayuki Ohigashi.
WHEN: Oct 16, 2026
WHERE: Kyoto, Japan
WHY: The court’s reason for acquitting Tanaka was not reported.
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