Friday, April 27, 2007

Low-Crime Japan Seeks Answers to Killing of Mayor of Nagasaki

The mayor of Nagasaki, Kazunaga Ito was shot by Tetsuya Shiroo who was member of Yamaguchi-gumi on April 18. The motive why Tetsuya Shiroo shot the mayor is said that Tetsuya Shiroo was angry with the city over its handling of a traffic accident four years ago. But this reason hasn’t strong powers of conviction because the amount involved is small — only about $1,000. There are people who think the motive is the mayor’s peace activism.

from The New York Times. Published: April 19, 2007