Japan | 'You will regret this': Yakuza boss's chilling threat to judge after being sentenced to death
Satoru Nomura, the 74-year-old head of the Kudo-kai yakuza group which has some 220 active members, denied accusations he masterminded the grisly crimes. A Japanese crime boss issued a sinister warning to a judge after he was sentenced to death for ordering a murder and attacks on citizens. Satoru Nomura, the 74-year-old head of the Kudo-kai yakuza group which has some 220 active members, denied accusations he masterminded the grisly crimes. Fukuoka District Court confirmed it had sentenced Nomura to death, however, Japanese media said there was a lack of evidence directly linking him to the crimes. "I asked for a fair decision… You will regret this for the rest of your life," Nomura ominously told the judge after his sentencing, the Nishinippon Shimbun newspaper reported. The Kudo-kai is the largest yakuza mafia in the Kitakyushu area and is famed for its military style approach, using the likes of machine guns and hand grenades in its activities. Yakuza - the English equiva...