Daimon Kyokuto-kai
Kyokuto-kai ( jap. 極 東 会 ) is a criminal group in the Japanese mafia Yakuza , based in Tokyo . [1] Kyokuto-kai has about 1,200 active members. [2]
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History
Kyokuto-kai was registered as a “specified yakuza group” under the Counter-Crime Act on Organized Crime in July 1993 . [3]
State
Kyokuto-kaya's headquarters is located in Ikebukuro in Tokyo , and the group has offices in 14 different prefectures of Japan , including Hokkaido . [2]
In the early 2000s, Kyokuto-kai was involved in a conflict with his rival Yakuza group, Matsuba-kai , which led to a series of mutual exchange of fire and murder. [four]
Notes
- ↑ "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation: 2. Fight Against Organized Crime" , December 2009, National Police Agency
- ↑ 1 2 "2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2: Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures" , 2010, National Police Agency (Jap.)
- ↑ "List of Organized Crime Countermeasures Law" , 2 August 2011, The Kochi Prefectural Center for Elimination of Violence (Jap.)
- ↑ "Midday shooting in Shinjuku hotel leaves gangster dead, cop injured" , March 20, 2001, The Japan Times