1.   Andy Garcia is creepy, playing Lucky Luciano as a kind of corporate gangster.

2.   With Koike and two other sokaiya awaiting trial or in jail, three of the six biggest corporate gangsters are out of action.

3.   A Nomura spokesman declined to comment on the report, saying that a series of cases involving the company and corporate gangsters was under investigation.

4.   The Japanese Commercial Code bans companies from giving financial favours to corporate gangsters.