Kyokuto-kai

Daimon of 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 1,200 active members.[2]

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.[2]

In the early 2000s, the Kyokuto-kai was involved in a feud with the rival Matsuba-kai, which led to a number of shootings.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime", December 2009, National Police Agency
  2. 1 2 "2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures", 2010, National Police Agency (Japanese)
  3. ↑ "List of designated boryokudan groups under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law", 2 August 2011, The Kochi Prefectural Center for the Elimination of Violence (Japanese)
  4. ↑ "Midday shooting in Shinjuku hotel leaves gangster dead, cop injured", 20 March 2001, The Japan Times
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