Two gunmen opened fire Monday on gangsters and police meeting in the lobby of a Shinjuku hotel, killing a gangster and injuring a policeman and one other man.
Police suspect the bold daylight shooting is part of an ongoing feud between two gangs, the Kyokuto-kai and Matsuba-kai.
The gangster was identified as Ryoichi Tsuchihashi, 25, who is believed to be affiliated with Kyokuto-kai, a Tokyo-based crime syndicate. Tsuchihashi was shot in the head and died on the scene.