Kiyoshi Takayama was in de facto control of the Yamaguchi-gumi after its boss Kenichi Shinoda (also known as Shinobu Tsukasa) was imprisoned in 2005, on violations of gun control laws.

Kiyoshi Takayama, 64, second in command of the Yamaguchi-gumi, a vast organised crime syndicate, has been in jail accused of having extorted some 40 million yen from a constructor in 2005 and 2006 ...

Kiyoshi Takayama, a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi crime syndicate – the largest in Japan - was detained by police on alleged extortion charges.

Kiyoshi Takayama, 64, second in command of the Yamaguchi-gumi, a vast organised crime syndicate, has been in jail accused of having extorted some 40 million yen from a constructor in 2005 and 2006 ...

Kenichi Shinoda, the number one boss at the helm of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s most prominent “yakuza” family, and his number two Kiyoshi Takayama, have had their assets frozen in the US ...

The sanctions also target the group's leaders: Kenichi Shinoda, the 70-year-old godfather, and his deputy, Kiyoshi Takayama.

Kiyoshi "Mekkachi" Takayama, 65, who reputedly lost the use of one eye in a swordfight early in his career, was jailed for six years. His underworld nickname of "Mekkachi" means "one-eyed" in the ...

The second-highest ranking gangster in the Yamaguchi-gumi crime syndicate, Takayama has been charged with extorting $500,000 from a construction boss.

Late last year Shinoda's second-in-command, Kiyoshi Takayama, was arrested over extortion allegations. Japan's yakuza groups are not illegal, and frequently operate front companies out of smart ...

Kiyoshi Takayama, a pencil-moustached 63-year-old, is accused of extortion. He is alleged to be the second in command of the Yamaguchi-gumi, one of the world's biggest crime syndicates.