Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi

Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi

"Yamabishi" (山菱), the daimon of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi
Founded 2015
Founder Kunio Inoue
Founding location Hyogo, Japan
Years active 2015–present
Territory Kobe
Membership 6,100
Rivals The Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi

The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (神戸山口組) is a yakuza organization based in Hyogo, Japan.

Overview

The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza organization includes Kobe-based Yamaken-gumi, Osaka-based Takumi-gumi, and Kyoyu-kai. They broke away from The Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi in 2015 and formed a new group called Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi.[1] The Kohei-Ikka faction of the Sumiyoshi-kai is one example that has expressed alliance with the Kobe breakaway.[2]

Presidents

References

  1. Ap, Tiffany. "Japanese gang boss found beaten to death". CNN.
  2. Adelstein, Jake. "The yakuza: Inside Japan's murky criminal underworld". CNN. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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