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These series of police crackdowns led to a decline in the number of yakuza organizations and members, from 2957 organizations with 123,044 members in 1972 to 2517 organizations with 106,754 members in 1979. As a result, small yakuza organizations were forced to dissolve, and the total number of members decreased, but some members transferred to ...
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 ...
On April 17, 2007, Tetsuya Shiroo, a senior ranking member of the Suishin-kai (an affiliated yakuza family to the Yamaguchi-gumi), assassinated Iccho Itoh, the mayor of Nagasaki, over an apparent dispute over damage done to Shiroo's car at a public works construction site. [12] On May 26, 2008, Tetsuya Shiroo was sentenced to death. [13]
Zainichi Korean yakuza members (3 P) Pages in category "Yakuza members" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
The Inagawa-kai (稲川会) is the third largest of Japan's yakuza groups, with approximately 1,700 members. [1] It is based in the Kantō region, and was one of the first yakuza organizations to begin operating overseas.
The aging of yakuza members and their financial difficulties have also hobbled the syndicate, experts say. The number of arrested yakuza members in 2023 declined to 9,610, compared to 22,495 in 2014, according to the police. Yakuza crackdowns have driven many members to quit and sent others underground.
The Sumiyoshi-kai (住吉会), sometimes referred to as the Sumiyoshi-rengo (住吉連合, Sumiyoshi-rengō, "Sumiyoshi Union"), is the second-largest yakuza group in Japan with an estimated 2,200 members. [1]
He is a member of the yakuza group, and is very devoted and protective of her. He and Minoru always keep an eye on Kumiko and do their best to help her when they can. In the drama, Tetsu seems to like Kumiko, but unfortunately he does not seem to have very good chances of getting romantically involved with her, as she considers him to be like ...