October 27,
2011
KOBE (TR) – A
printers union in Hyogo Prefecture said at a meeting on Wednesday
that its members will refuse to fill orders placed by gangsters,
reports the Nikkei
Shimbun (Oct. 26).
The Hyogo
Printing Industry Association voted at a Kobe hotel in favor of its
members breaking ties with organized crime and refusing to fill
orders for business cards, New Year greeting cards, and
declarations of membership termination in compliance with the
recently enacted laws.
Nationwide
anti-gang legislation that started on October 1 prohibits ordinary
citizens from doing business transactions with gangsters.
“A gangster
presence conflicts with sound business practices,” said association
chairman Mitsuru Mizuochi. “We resolve to maintain this
stance.”