Yakuza Boss Arrested for Making Supermarket Point Card

The Japanese mafia is called the Yakuza, and the Japanese government makes it hard for them to do things everyone else takes for granted. Every sign up or contract in Japan contains the "Exclusion of Anti-Social Organizations" clause, which says the signer declares he or she is not part of an illegal organization such as the yakuza.  I made a post last summer about how this prevents yakuza members from getting smart phones. Seventy-three year old yakuza member and boss in the Yamaguchigumi's Aichi group, Takuya Machinaga, found out that it also prevents members from getting a supermarket point card.  

Point cards are loyalty programs offered at every type of chain store supermarket, drug store, convenience store, electronics store, etc. Card members can earn points on every purchase that can later be used on later purchases. Unfortunately for Mr. Machinaga, signing up for his local supermarket's card got him arrested for violating the Exclusion of Anti-Social Organizations clause, which is also known as the "yakuza members not allowed" rule. 

There is no problem with shopping at the supermarket. The problem is that signing the card application constitutes fraud, which was what he was arrested for. He won't need to do any grocery shopping while he serves his time in jail. It pays to read the fine print.