List of Yakuza syndicates Yakuza
Yakuza (Japanese : ヤクザ , [jaꜜkɯza] ) , also known as gokudō (極道 , "the extreme path") , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan .
Syndicates
Four largest syndicates
Although yakuza membership has declined following an anti-gang law aimed specifically at yakuza and passed by the Japanese government in 1992, there are thought to be about 20,400 active yakuza members in Japan today.[ 1]
Principal families
Description
Mon (crest)
Yamaguchi-gumi (六代目山口組 , Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi )
The Yamaguchi-gumi is the largest yakuza family, with about 8,200 members.
"Yamabishi" (山菱)
Sumiyoshi-kai (住吉会 )
The Sumiyoshi-kai is the second-largest yakuza family, with 4,200 members. Sumiyoshi-kai is a confederation of smaller yakuza groups. Its current head (会長 oyabun) is Isao Seki.
Inagawa-kai (稲川会 )
The Inagawa-kai is the third-largest yakuza family in Japan, with roughly 3,300 members. It is based in the Tokyo-Yokohama area and was one of the first yakuza families to expand its operations outside of Japan.
Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (神戸山口組 , Kōbe-Yamaguchi-gumi )
The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi is the fourth-largest yakuza family, with 3,000 members. They are a splinter group who broke away from the Yamaguchi-gumi family in 2015.
Designated bōryokudan
A designated boryokudan (指定暴力団 , Shitei Bōryokudan ) [ 2] is a "particularly harmful" yakuza group[ 3] registered by the Prefectural Public Safety Commissions under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law (暴力団対策法 , Bōryokudan Taisaku Hō ) enacted in 1991.[ 4]
The numbers that follow the names of bōryokudan groups refer to the group's leadership. For example, Yoshinori Watanabe headed the Yamaguchi-gumi fifth ; on his retirement, Shinobu Tsukasa became head of the Yamaguchi-gumi sixth , and "Yamaguchi-gumi VI" is the group's formal name.
Name
Japanese Name
Headquarters
Reg. in
Notes
Yamaguchi-gumi VI
六代目 山口組
Kobe , Hyogo
1992
It was founded in 1915 and split from the Oshima-gumi in 1932.
Yamaguchi is the surname of the founder and first boss and kumi or gumi means group.
Inagawa-kai
稲川会
Minato , Tokyo
1992
Inagawa is the surname of the founder and first boss and kai means organization or society. It is a member of the Kantō-Shinboku-kai (Kanto social gathering).
Sumiyoshi-kai
住吉会
Minato , Tokyo
1992
Sumiyoshi means the name of place. It is a member of the Kantō-Shinboku-kai.
Kudō-kai V
五代目 工藤會
Kitakyushu , Fukuoka
1992
It was renamed from Kudō-rengō-Kusano-ikka in 1999. Kudō is the surname of the founder and first boss. It is a member of the Yonsha-kai (Four social gathering).
Kyokuryū-kai
旭琉會
Okinawa , Okinawa
1992
It was renamed from Okinawa-Kyokuryū-kai in 2011.
Aizu-Kotetsu-kai VII
七代目 会津小鉄会
Kyoto , Kyoto
1992
This was established in the Edo period . It was renamed from Aizu-Kotetsu in 1998. Aizu Kotetsu means the nickname of the first boss Senkichi Kosaka and Aizu means the name of place.
Kyōsei-kai VI
六代目 共政会
Hiroshima , Hiroshima
1992
It is a member of the Gosha-kai (Five social gathering).
Gōda-ikka VII
七代目 合田一家
Shimonoseki , Yamaguchi
1992
Gōda is the surname of the founder and first boss and ikka means family. It is a member of the Gosha-kai.
Kozakura-ikka IV
四代目 小桜一家
Kagoshima , Kagoshima
1992
Asano-gumi V
五代目 浅野組
Kasaoka , Okayama
1992
Asano is the surname of the boss. It is a member of the Gosha-kai.
Dōjin-kai
道仁会
Kurume , Fukuoka
1992
It is a member of the Yonsha-kai.
Shinwa-kai II
二代目 親和会
Takamatsu , Kagawa
1992
It is a member of the Gosha-kai.
Sōai-kai
双愛会
Ichihara , Chiba
1992
It is a member of the Kantō-Shinboku-kai.
Kyōdō-kai III
三代目 俠道会
Onomichi , Hiroshima
1993
It is a member of the Gosha-kai.
Taishū-kai
太州会
Tagawa , Fukuoka
1993
Taishū means the nickname of the first boss. It is a member of the Yonsha-kai.
Sakaume-gumi X
十代目 酒梅組
Osaka , Osaka
1993
Kyokutō-kai
極東会
Toshima , Tokyo
1993
Kyokutō means Far East . It is a member of the Kantō-Shinnō-Doushi-kai (Kanto Shennong Association). It is a tekiya group.
Azuma-gumi II
二代目 東組
Osaka , Osaka
1993
Azuma is the surname of the boss.
Matsuba-kai
松葉会
Taito , Tokyo
1994
Matsuba means pine needle, is kamon of the boss of predecessor syndicate Sekine-gumi. It is a member of the Kantō-Shinboku-kai.
Fukuhaku-kai IV
四代目 福博会
Fukuoka , Fukuoka
2000
Fukuhaku means the name of place, Hakata Fukuoka .
Namikawa-kai
浪川会
Omuta , Fukuoka
2008
It was formed from split from Dojin-kai in 2006 and remained active until on June 11, 2013, when the senior members of the Kyushu Seido-kai said that the gang was disbanding to rejoin the Dojin-kai after resolving the problems the dispute had caused. On October 7, 2013 was formed the Namikawa-mutsumi-kai by upper members of the former Kyushu-Seido-kai when they visited a shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture when one member read aloud an oath announcing the formation of the new yakuza group, based in Omuta City, Fukuoka. Namikawa is the surname of the boss. It was renamed to Namikawa-kai in 2015.
Kōbe-Yamaguchi-gumi
神戸山口組
Kobe , Hyogo
2016
It was split of Yamaguchi-gumi VI in 2015.
Kizuna-kai
絆會
Amagasaki , Hyogo
2018
It was split of Kōbe-Yamaguchi-gumi as Ninkyo-dantai-Yamaguchi-gumi in 2017. It was renamed to Ninkyo-Yamaguchi-gumi in 2017. It was renamed to Kizuna-kai in 2020.
Kantō-Sekine-gumi
関東関根組
Tsuchiura , Ibaraki
2018
It was split of Matsuba-kai as Matsubakai-Sekine-gumi in 2014. It renamed to Kanto-Sekine-gumi in 2017.
Designated bōryokudan in the past
Name
Japanese Name
Headquarters
Designated in
Notes
Ishikawa-ikka
石川一家
Saga
1993–1995
Ishikawa is the surname of the boss. It was joined to the Yamaguchi-gumi V in 1995.
Dainippon-Heiwa-kai II
二代目 大日本平和会
Hyogo
1994–1997
It was successor of Honda-kai . Dainippon means Great Japan and heiwa means peace. It was not designated update.
Kumamoto-rengō Yamano-kai III
熊本連合 三代目 山野会
Kumamoto
1998–2001
Kumamoto means the name of place and rengo means coalition. Yamano is the surname of the boss. It was destroyed.
Kyokutō-Sakurai-sōke-rengō-kai
極東桜井總家連合会
Shizuoka
1993–2005
Sakurai is the surname of the boss, sōke means all family or head family and rengō-kai means federation. It disappeared.
Kokusui-kai
國粹会
Tokyo
1994–2005
Kokusui means Japanese nationalism . It was joined to the Yamaguchi-gumi VI.
Nakano-kai
中野会
Osaka
1999–2005
It was split from Yamaguchi-gumi in 1997. Nakano is the surname of the boss. It was disbanded in 2005.
Kyokuryū-kai IV
四代目 旭琉会
Okinawa
1992–2012
It has been merged into Okinawa-Kyokuryū-kai in 2011.
Other notable bōryokudan
Name
Japanese name
Headquarters
Boss
Notes
Genseida-Kōyū-kai
源清田交友会
Ibaraki
Shiroo Tanabe (田名辺 城男)
Its core is the Genseida-Fukuyama-kai VI (源清田福山会六代目 ) and Genseida-Tanabe III (源清田田名辺三代目 ). It had once belonged to the Zen-Nihon-Genseida-rengo-kai (全日本源清田連合会). It is friendly with the Matsuba-kai.
Yorii-sōke VIII
八代目 寄居宗家
Gunma
Mitsuo Kawada? (川田 光雄)
It withdrew from Kōdō-kai . Yorii is a place name and soke means head family.
Yorii-bunke VI
寄居分家 六代目
Gunma
Takashi Iwano? (岩野 賞)
Bunke means branch family. Member of the Kantō-Shinnō-Doushi-kai.
Kameya-ikka VI
六代目 亀屋一家
Saitama
Makoto Yamazaki? (山崎 誠)
It was split from Takezawa-kai. It is friendly with the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Yoshiha-kai VIII
八代目 吉羽会
Saitama
Toshihito Takanomori? (高野守 利人)
It was split from Takezawa-kai. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Takezawa-kai
竹澤会
Chiba
Haruo Ōtawa (太田和 春雄)
Formerly known as Zen-Takezawa-rengō-kai. Takezawa is the surname of the boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. It is friendly with the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Anegasaki-kai
姉ヶ崎会
Tokyo
Shigetami Nakanome (中野目 重民)
Formerly known as Anegasaki-rengō-kai in 2006. Anegasaki is a place name. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Iijima-kai VIII
九代目 飯島会
Tokyo
Minoru Matsuhashi (松橋 稔)
Formerly known as Zen-Nihon-Iijima-rengō-kai. Iijima is the surname of the boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Okaniwa-kai
岡庭会
Tokyo
Seiichirō Okaniwa (岡庭 清一郎)
Okaniwa is the surname of the boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Kawaguchiya-kai
川口家会
Tokyo
Kiyoshi Osaka (大坂 清)
Kanda-Takagi VII
神田高木 七代目
Tokyo
Akira Nagamura (長村 昭)
Kanda is a place name and Takagi is the surname of the boss.
Shitaya-Hanajima-kai?
下谷花島会
Tokyo
Ōsaka Isamu]]? (大坂 勇)
Shitaya is a place name. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Jōshūya-kai
上州家会
Tokyo
Katsuhiko Itō]] (伊藤 勝彦)
Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai. It is friendly with the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Shinmon-rengō-kai
新門連合会
Tokyo
Naoaki Kasama (笠間 直明)
It has inherited the genealogy of Shinmon Tatsugoro.
Sugitō-kai
杉東会
Tokyo
Tomoaki Nohara (野原 朝明)
Sugitō means east of Suginami . Formerly known as Sugitō-rengō-kai. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Daigo-kai
醍醐会
Tokyo
Hideo Aoyama (青山 秀夫)
Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Chōjiya-kai
丁字家会
Tokyo
Takuya Nakasugi]] (中杉 拓哉)
Formerly known as Zen-Chōjiya-rengō-kai. Chōjiya means clove merchants. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Tōsei-kai
東声会
Tokyo
Yasushi Hayano (早野 泰)
Successor to Tōsei-kai. Tōa means East Asia . Member of the Kanto-Shinboku-kai. It was renamed to Tosei-kai.
Hashiya-kai
箸家会
Tokyo
Kōtarō Satō (佐藤 幸太郎)
Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Hanamata-kai
花又会
Tokyo
Akira Kiyono (清野 昭)
Formerly known as Hanamata-rengō-kai. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Masuya-kai
桝屋会
Tokyo
Sotojirō Higashiura (東浦 外次郎)
Formerly known as Zen-Masuya-rengō-kai. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Matsuzakaya-ikka V
五代目 松坂屋一家
Tokyo
Takichi Nishimura (西村 太吉)
Ametoku-rengō-kai
飴德連合会
Kanagawa
Hideya Nagamochi? (永持 英哉)
Ametoku is the nickname of the first boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Tokuriki-ikka V
五代目 徳力一家
Kanagawa
unknown
Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Yokohama-Kaneko-kai
横浜金子会
Kanagawa
Takashi Terada (寺田 隆)
Yokohama is a place name and Kaneko is the surname of the boss. Member of the Kanto-Shinno-Doushi-kai.
Sakurai-sōke IX
九代目 櫻井總家
Shizuoka
Hiroyoshi Sano (佐野 宏好)
Successor to Kyutō-Sakurai-sōke-rengō-kai.
Chūkyō-Shinnō-kai
中京神農会
Aichi
Eizō Yamagashira? (山頭 栄三)
It was split from Dōyū-kai. Chūkyō is a place name and Shinno is Shennong , a mythical sage ruler of prehistoric China.
Marutomi-rengō-kai
丸富連合会
Kyoto
Satoshi Kitahashi? (北橋 斉)
Sanshaku-gumi-honke IV
大阪四代目 三尺組本家
Osaka
Aizō Tanaka (田中 愛造)
Naoshima-Giyū-kai
直嶋義友会
Osaka
Tadashi Noda (野田 忠志)
Naoshima is the surname of the boss.
Kōbe-Hakurō-kai-sōhonbu V
五代目 神戸博労会総本部
Hyogo
Shikano Noboru? (鹿野 昇)
Kōbe and Hakurō is a place name.
Chūsei-kai
忠成会
Hyogo
Tadaaki Ōmori (大森 匡晃)
Matsuura-gumi III
三代目 松浦組
Hyogo
Sadaji Matsuda? (松田 貞次)
Matsuura is the surname of the boss.
Konjin-Tsumura-sōhonke II
二代目 金神津村總本家
Hiroshima
Yoshisuke Tsumura? (津村 義輔)
Sōhonke means all family or head family.
Chūgoku-Takagi-kai III
三代目 中国高木会
Hiroshima
Hideyoshi Daigen ? (大源 秀吉)
Successor to Kyōsei-kai Murakami-gumi. Chūgoku is a place name and Takagi is the surname of the boss.
Kyūshū-Kashida-kai III
三代目 九州樫田会
Fukuoka
Takashi Koga? (古賀 孝司)
Kyūshū is a place name and Kashida is the surname of the boss.
Tatekawa-kai? III
九州三代目 立川会
Fukuoka
Toshihiko Ikeura (池浦 敏彦)
Nakanishi-kai
中西会
Fukuoka
unknown
Fujiie-kai?
藤家会
Fukuoka
Mitsuo Nakao (中尾 光男)
Fujiie is the surname of the boss.
Kyūshū-Kumashiro-rengō ?
九州神代連合
Saga
Katsuji Noguchi (野口 勝次)
Kyūshū-Ozaki-kai II
二代目 九州尾崎会
Nagasaki
Kuniyuki Koga (古賀 國行)
Ozaki is the surname of the boss.
Kumamoto-kai III
三代目 熊本會
Kumamoto
Hidenori Morihara (森原 秀徳)
Successor to Kumamoto-rengō. Member of the Yonsha-kai.
Sanshin-kai
山心会
Kumamoto
Atsushi Inoue (井上 厚)
Successor to Kumamoto-rengō Yamano-kai. Formerly known as Sanshin-kai (山心会).
Murakami-gumi III
九州三代目 村上組
Oita
Yoshishige Matsuoka (松岡 良茂)
Murakami is the surname of the boss.
Nishida-kai V
五代目 西田会
Miyazaki
Kazuo Tanaka (田中 一夫)
Other prominent bōryokudan
Name
Japanese name
Headquarters
Notes
Marumo-ikka
丸茂一家
Hokkaido
Seiyū-kai
誠友会
Hokkaido
Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi IV in 1985.
Zen-Chojiya-Hachiya-rengo-kai
全丁字家蜂谷連合会
Hokkaido
Disbanded in 1988, the remaining organizations have subscribed to Kenryu-kai and Kodo-kai.
Yorii-Sekiho-rengo
寄居関保連合
Hokkaido
Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Umeya-Abe-rengo-kai
梅家阿部連合会
Hokkaido
Merged with the Kodo-kai.
Kigure-ikka
木暮一家
Hokkaido
Merged with the Inagawa-kai.
Aizuya-ikka-Kodaka
会津家一家小高
Hokkaido
Koshijiya-rengo
越路家連合
Hokkaido
Merged with the Inagawa-kai.
Kanto-Komatsuya-ikka
関東小松家一家
Hokkaido
Oshu-Umeya-rengo-kai
奥州梅家連合会
Aomori
Merged with the Inagawa-kai.
Oshu-Saikaiya-so-rengo-kai
奥州西海家総連合会
Miyagi
Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Tokyo-Seidai-Nishikido-kai
東京盛代錦戸会
Miyagi
Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Tokyo-Seidai-Kawasaki-kai
東京盛代川崎会
Miyagi
Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Nishikata-ikka
西方一家
Miyagi
Anegasaki-Yagami-kai
姉ケ崎八神会
Akita
Merged with the Inagawa-kai.
Aizuya-ikka-Nomoto
会津家一家野本
Akita
Merged with the Kyokuto-kai.
Oshu-Yamaguchi-rengo
奥州山口連合
Yamagata
Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Oshu-Aizu-Kakusada-ikka
奥州会津角定一家
Fukushima
Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Maruto-kai
丸唐会
Fukushima
Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Matsuba-kai-Doushi-kai
松葉会同志会
Ibaraki
Disbanded, then joined to the Matsuba-kai.
Shinwa-kai
親和会
Tochigi
Merged with the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Kochiya-kai
河内家会
Tochigi
Merged with the Kyokuto-kai.
Zennihon-Yorii-rengo-kai
全日本寄居連合会
Gunma
Disappeared.
Kanto-Kumaya-rengo
関東熊屋連合
Saitama
Merged with Kyokuto-kai.
Zennihon-Genseida-rengo-kai
全日本源清田連合会
Chiba
Disappeared.
Kanto-Chojamachi-kai
関東長者町会
Chiba
Merged with Sumiyoshi-kai.
Minato-kai
港会
Tokyo
Disbanded, then taken over by Sumiyoshi-kai.
Kohei-ikka
幸平一家
Tokyo
Merged with the Minato-kai.
Doshida-ikka
圡支田一家
Tokyo
Sekine-gumi
関根組
Tokyo
Disbanded, then taken over by Matsuba-kai.
Ando-gumi (Azuma-kogyo)
安東組 (東興業)
Tokyo
Disbanded.
Tosei-kai
東声会
Tokyo
Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi, then disbanded and taken over by Toa-kai.
Koganei-ikka
小金井一家
Tokyo
Merged with the Nibiki-kai.
Nibiki-kai
二率会
Tokyo
Disbanded.
Hokusei-kai
北星会
Tokyo
Disbanded.
Kowa-kai
交和会
Tokyo
Successor to the Hokusei-kai. Merged with the Inagawa-kai.
Namai-ikka
生井一家
Tokyo
Merged with the Kokusui-kai.
Ochiai-ikka
落合一家
Tokyo
Merged with the Kokusui-kai.
Aizuya-rengo-kai
會津家連合会
Tokyo
Merged with the Goto-gumi .
Tokyo-Yasuda-kai
東京安田会
Tokyo
Merged with the Rachi-gumi.
Kanto-Hayashi-gumi-rengo-kai
関東林組連合会
Tokyo
Kyokuto-Aio-rengo-kai
極東愛桜連合会
Tokyo
Disbanded in 1967.
Ishimoto-kai
石元会
Tokyo
Ryogoku-kai
両国会
Tokyo
Kinsei-kai
錦政会
Tokyo
Joman-ikka
上萬一家
Tokyo
Gijin-to
義人党
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Disbanded. The successor organization has joined the Sumiyoshi-kai.
Kanto-Hayashi-gumi-rengo-kai
関東林組連合会
Yokohama-Saikaiya
横浜西海家
Kanagawa
Merged with the Kyokuto-kai.
Kawauchi-gumi
川内組
Fukui
Merged with the Sugatani-gumi.
Yamanashi-Kyōyū-kai
山梨侠友會
Yamanashi
Split from Inagawa-kai in 2011. "Yamanashi " refers the name of place. Disbanded in 2016, joined Inagawa-kai and renamed Sano-gumi .
Shinshu-Saito-ikka
信州斎藤一家
Nagano
Yoshihama-kai
芳浜会
Gifu
Ikeda-ikka
池田一家
Gifu
Shimizu-ikka
清水一家
Shizuoka
Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi.
中泉一家
Shizuoka
Reiganjima-Masuya-Hattori-kai
霊岸島桝屋服部会
Shizuoka
Honganji-ikka
本願寺一家
Aichi
Inabaji-ikka
稲葉地一家
Nagoya , Aichi
Merged with the Kodo-kai.
Unmeikyodo-kai
運命共同会
Aichi
Disbanded.
Hirai-ikka
平井一家
Toyohashi , Aichi
Merged with the Unmeikyodo-kai.
Tesshin-kai
鉄心会
Nagoya , Aichi
Merged with the Unmeikyodo-kai.
Chukyo-Asano-kai
中京浅野会
Aichi
Merged with the Unmeikyodo-kai.
Seto-ikka
瀬戸一家
Seto, Aichi
Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Doyu-kai
導友会
Nagoya , Aichi
Merged with the Kodo-kai.
Sankichi-ikka
三吉一家
Aichi
Kira-ikka
吉良一家
Aichi
Kusuriya-rengo-kai
薬屋連合会
Aichi
Kumaya-ikka
熊屋一家
Aichi
Nagoya-Chojamachi-ikka
名古屋長者町一家
Aichi
Hiranoya-ikka
平野家一家
Nagoya , Aichi
Merged with the Kodo-kai.
Aio-kai
愛桜会
Mie
Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Kanbeya-ikka
神戸屋一家
Mie
Shujiro-ikka
周次郎一家
Kamijo-gumi
上條組
Mie
Ise-Kanbe-ikka
伊勢神戸一家
Mie
Ise-Kawashima-ikka
伊勢川島一家
Mie
Tsunan-ikka
津南一家
Mie
Mizutani-ikka
水谷一家
Mie
Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Ise-Kamiya-ikka
伊勢紙谷一家
Mie
Nakajima-rengo-kai
中島連合会
Kyoto
Merged with the Aizu-Kotetsu-kai.
Sunakogawa-gumi
砂子川組
Osaka
Descended of Aizu Kotetsu.
Nakamasa-gumi
中政組
Osaka
Descended from of Aizu Kotetsu.
小久一家
Osaka
Nagamasa
長政
Osaka
Dankuma-kai
淡熊会
Osaka , Osaka Prefecture
Yamato-Nara-gumi
倭奈良組
Osaka
Dajokan
大政官
Osaka
I-rengo
い聯合
Osaka
Yamaguchi-gumi Yanagawa-gumi
山口組 柳川組
Osaka
Hayano-kai
早野会
Osaka
Oguruma-Makoto-kai
小車誠会
Osaka
Imanishi-gumi
今西組
Osaka
Merged with the Sakaume-gumi.
Ono-ikka
大野一家
Osaka
Minami-ikka
南一家
Osaka
Sumida-kai
澄田会
Osaka
Matsuda-gumi (Matsuda-rengo)
松田組 (松田連合)
Osaka
Hadani-gumi
波谷組
Osaka
Disbanded in 1994.
Komasa-gumi
小政組
Osaka
Doi-gumi
土井組
Osaka
九紋龍組
Osaka
Oshima-gumi
大嶋組
Hyogo
Honda-kai
本多会
Hyogo
Ichiwa-kai
一和会
Hyogo
Disbanded.
Suwa-ikka
諏訪一家
Hyogo
Sasaki-gumi
佐々木組
Wakayama
Takenaka-gumi
竹中組
Okayama
Withdrew from the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Kinoshita-kai
木下会
Okayama
Takahashi-gumi
高橋組
Onomichi , Hiroshima Prefecture
Katsuura-kai
勝浦会
Tokushima
Disbanded in 1998.
Mori-kai
森会
Tokushima
Matsuyama-rengo-kai
松山連合会
Ehime
Merged with the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Kyushu-Kyoyu-rengo-kai
九州侠友連合会
Fukuoka
Seibu-rengo
西武連合
Karatsu , Saga
Kumamoto-rengo
熊本連合
Kumamoto
Kitaoka-kai
北岡会
Kumamoto
Daimon-kai
大門会
Kumamoto
References
Bibliography
Bruno, A. (2007). "The Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia" CrimeLibrary: Time Warner
Kaplan, David, Dubro Alec. (1986). Yakuza Addison-Wesley (ISBN 0-201-11151-9 )
Kaplan, David, Dubro Alec. (2003). Yakuza: Expanded Edition University of California Press (ISBN 0-520-21562-1 )
Hill, Peter B.E. (2003). The Japanese Mafia: Yakuza, Law, and the State Oxford University Press (ISBN 0-19-925752-3 )
Johnson, David T. (2001). The Japanese Way of Justice: Prosecuting Crime in Japan Oxford University Press (ISBN 0-19-511986-X )
Miyazaki, Manabu . (2005) Toppamono: Outlaw. Radical. Suspect. My Life in Japan's Underworld Kotan Publishing (ISBN 0-9701716-2-5 )
Seymour, Christopher. (1996). Yakuza Diary Atlantic Monthly Press (ISBN 0-87113-604-X )
Saga, Junichi., Bester, John. (1991) Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld Kodansha America
Schilling, Mark. (2003). The Yakuza Movie Book Stone Bridge Press (ISBN 1-880656-76-0 )
Sterling, Claire. (1994). Thieves' World Simon & Schuster (ISBN 0-671-74997-8 )
Sho Fumimura (Writer), Ryoichi Ikegami (Artist). (Series 1993–1997) "Sanctuary " Viz Communications Inc (Vol 1: ISBN 0-929279-97-2 ; Vol 2:ISBN 0-929279-99-9 ; Vol 3: ISBN 1-56931-042-4 ; Vol 4: ISBN 1-56931-039-4 ; Vol 5: ISBN 1-56931-112-9 ; Vol 6: ISBN 1-56931-199-4 ; Vol 7: ISBN 1-56931-184-6 ; Vol 8: ISBN 1-56931-207-9 ; Vol 9: ISBN 1-56931-235-4 )
Tendo, Shoko (2007). Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter Kodansha International [1] (ISBN 978-4-7700-3042-9 )
Young Yakuza . Dir. Jean-Pierre Limosin . Cinema Epoch , 2007.
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