Hiroyuki Jo
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is a Zainichi Korean member of , an uyoku organization, and the Mie Prefecture
-based Hane-gumi branch of Yamaguchi-gumi
, a yakuza
organization. Jo assassinated Hideo Murai
, a member of Aum Shinrikyo
, on April 23, 1995.
Kenji Kamimine, a former leader of Hane-gumi, was dismissed by the Tokyo High Court
the charge that he ordered Jo to kill Murai.
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
-based Hane-gumi branch of Yamaguchi-gumi
Yamaguchi-gumi
is Japan's largest and most infamous yakuza organization. It is named after its founder Harukichi Yamaguchi. Its origins can be traced back to a loose labor union for dockworkers in Kobe pre-WWII....
, a yakuza
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
organization. Jo assassinated Hideo Murai
Hideo Murai
Hideo Murai was a member of Aum Shinrikyo and a scientist.-Life:Best known as head of Aum's Ministry of Science, Murai was an astrophysicist. He received a Ph.D. in astrophysics from Osaka University, studying X-ray emissions of celestial bodies, and was also a computer programmer...
, a member of Aum Shinrikyo
Aum Shinrikyo
Aum Shinrikyo was a Japanese new religious movement. The group was founded by Shoko Asahara in 1984. The group gained international notoriety in 1995, when it carried out the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway....
, on April 23, 1995.
Kenji Kamimine, a former leader of Hane-gumi, was dismissed by the Tokyo High Court
Tokyo High Court
is a high court in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Intellectual Property High Court is a special branch of Tokyo High Court....
the charge that he ordered Jo to kill Murai.