The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered the two top executives of Japan's second-biggest crime syndicate, including its "Godfather" and three hit men, to pay a combined ¥59 million in damages to the family of a South Korean student killed in a botched revenge shooting in 2001.
The civil suit was brought by family members of Yun Won Ju, then 24, claiming that he was the wrong target.
They argued that the two Sumiyoshi-kai executives, in addition to the three hit men involved in Yun's slaying, were liable for his death. Yun's parents and sister had demanded a combined ¥140 million in compensation.