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Authors: Robert Whiting

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Ryuichi Koike, a sokaiya (financial racketeer) who, in 1997, helped cause the downfall of Japan’s oldest brokerage house, Yamaichi Securities.
(Kyodo)

American entrepreneur Richard Roa advised Tokyo
yakuza
on business matters and got caught up in the gangland ‘Bob Hope Golf Club’ scam.

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