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The Mob

Ten years ago, the government in Japan vowed to wipe out the mob or Yakuza with a new anti-mob law. But today, the yakuza is back, stronger than ever. Recently Japanese the Prime Minister was seen dining with a well-known mobster and the stock exchange has had to reject mob-owned companies in the high-tech sector. Eric Weiner has the report from Kobe.

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