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NEWS ABOUT: Tetsuya Shiroo

Tetsuya Shiroo stories: 2 news summaries

Nagasaki Mayor's Killer Confesses

Alleged gangster apologizes in court
as trial opens

Jan 22, 08 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The Japanese man accused of killing the mayor of Nagasaki last April has admitted to the crime, the BBC reports. "I apologize to Mayor Iccho Ito and his family from the bottom of my heart," Tetsuya Shiroo said today on the first day of his trial. An alleged... More »

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Japan • Iccho Ito • Nagasaki • Tetsuya Shiroo

Mobster Guns Down Nagasaki Mayor

Officials attribute slaying to grudge against city

Apr 18, 07 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mayor of Nagasaki was murdered yesterday by a gangster affiliated with Japan's largest organized-crime syndicate. The assassin, who shot Iccho Ito twice in the back, reportedly was steamed that the city refused to pay for damages to his car after he drove it into a hole at a construction... More »

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Japan • organized crime • Iccho Ito • Yakuza • murder • Nagasaki • Tetsuya Shiroo

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