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...over, he allegedly used it to murder Iccho Itoh, the mayor of the southwestern Japanese city of Nagasaki, outside his campaign office. While the April 17 shooting first appeared to be an assassination, it soon emerged that Shiroo, a 59-year-old yakuza (gangster) with ties to Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest criminal syndicate, seemed motivated less by politics than by a petty personal grievance. He blamed a minor car accident on city construction work and wanted $17,000 in damages from the Nagasaki government. The result was absurd: an aging hoodlum gunning down a high-profile politician over pride...
...Those close to Japan's top syndicates say the bosses have distanced themselves from Shiroo, putting out word that he was acting alone. But there's reason to doubt this tidy narrative. The Japanese media reported that Shiroo had tried and failed to help a yakuza-linked company win government construction contracts. City officials excluded the company in a push to reduce yakuza influence in the construction sector. Shiroo may have murdered Itoh to intimidate other officials...
...young male co-workers spend their precious time on family matters, but your story was an eye-opener. I realize that I am a living anachronism and that changing social structures mean young men ought to lead family lives filled with hope and love. Masaaki Otani, Tadotsu, Japan...
...time for my mother, brother and me because work ended at the stipulated time. When Asian men put their wives and children ahead of their office, and employers heed work hours, marriage will be worthwhile and there'll be more happy spouses and children. Michael G. Driver, Ichihara, Japan...
...filled with kitsch and especially mundane buildings.” After graduating from the University of Tokyo, Maki attended the GSD, receiving his masters in 1954. He taught at Washington University in St. Louis for four years before serving on the GSD faculty. In 1965, he went back to Japan to found the firm Maki and Associates in Tokyo. In his lecture, titled “On Scenery,” Maki displayed slides of his buildings and explained in technical terms how his designs interacted with the surrounding scenery, bringing out the basic principles that underlie his vision...