Kyokuto-kai
The Kyokuto-kai (極東会, Kyokutō-kai) is a yakuza organization based in Tokyo, Japan.[1] The Kyokuto-kai is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 450 active members.[2]
The daimon of Kyokuto-kai | |
Founder | Aiji Sekiguchi |
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Founding location | Tokyo, Japan |
Membership | 450 |
Leader(s) | Shinichi Matsuyama (Korean name: Cho Kyu-Hwa, 조규화) |
History
The Kyokuto-kai was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in July 1993.[3]
Condition
Based in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, the Kyokuto-kai maintains its offices in 14 other prefectures including Hokkaido.[4]
In the early 2000s, the Kyokuto-kai was involved in a feud with the rival Matsuba-kai, which led to a number of shootings.[5]
Leadership
- 1st kaicho: Aiji Sekiguchi
- 2nd kaicho: Joji Yamaguchi
- 3rd kaicho: Souhachi Kobayashi
- 4th kaicho: Haruo Tanaka
- 5th kaicho: Shinichi Matsuyama (Korean name: Cho Kyu-Hwa, 조규화)
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References
- "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime" Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, December 2009, National Police Agency
- National Police Agency (2020-04-02). 令和元年における組織犯罪の情勢【確定値版】 (PDF) (Report). pp. 7–40. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- "List of designated boryokudan groups under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law", 2 August 2011, The Kochi Prefectural Center for the Elimination of Violence (in Japanese)
- "2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures", 2010, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
- "Midday shooting in Shinjuku hotel leaves gangster dead, cop injured", 20 March 2001, The Japan Times
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