Mayor of Nagasaki gunned down by Yakuza - Boing BoingA Boing Boing reader says: Mayor Itoh of Nagasaki, an outspoken anti-nuclear activist, was shot an hour ago on the street in front of his office. He is in critical condition and he may not survive. The shooter was a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang, which has ties to the extreme right-wing nationalists in Japan. More on Itoh: His quotes. His views on the 60th anniversary of the nuclear bom
