Yakuza shooting shocks Japan www3.nhk.or.jp

A senior member of a yakuza crime syndicate was shot in a busy shopping district.
He's believed to be an associate of the Yamaguchi-gumi crime syndicate.
The victim was a senior member of a gang connected with the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi.
They're a crime syndicate that split off from the Yamaguchi-gumi.
They are trying to find out whether the shooting has anything to do with the feud.