3rd yakuza arrested in connection with corpse found buried in mountains
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on February 9, 2021
HYOGO (TR) – A third member of a criminal syndicate has been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose corpse was found buried in Kyoto Prefecture last year, police have revealed, reports Jiji Press (Feb. 5).
According to police, Wataru Okada, the 48-year-old boss of a gang within the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, allegedly assisted in the murder of Chikara Yoshida, 47, of no known occupation, and the dumping of his corpse in the mountains of Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto on around December 7, 2019.
Okada was accused of murder and abandoning a corpse on February 5. Police did not reveal whether the suspect admits to the allegations.
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Company PET partners with Kyoto temple to offer genuine funeral services for beloved pets Jan. 8 05:35 am JST Jan. 8 | 06:58 am JST TOKYO
Kyoto-based company PET began offering pet funeral services throughout the southern-central Kansai region of Japan late last year. On Dec 30, it further announced a new partnership with Jomanji (成満寺), a well-established Buddhist temple of the Jodo Shinshu sect in Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture.
▼ Jomanji, founded in 1603
While pet cremation services in Japan have diversified in recent years, PET Director Yu Naohara was inspired to create the new temple pet funeral services Annon (お寺のペット葬 安穏), with
annon meaning “peace” or “tranquility,” in light of his own experience of grieving a beloved family pet and not feeling like enough care or attention was put into its funeral.