 The daimon of the Kodo-kai | |
| Founded | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Shinobu Tsukasa, 24 other members including Kiyoshi Takayama |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Territory | Nagoya, Japan |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Membership | 4000[1] |
| Activities | Banking, investment banking (for the criminal underworld) real estate, securities, show business |
| Allies | Seibu Rengo, Komatsu-gumi, Koike-gumi, Fukushima Rengo, Jido-kai, Omi-ikka |
The Kodo-kai (弘道会 Kōdō-kai, Koh-doh-kai) is a yakuza criminal organization based in Nagoya, Japan.[2] It is a secondary organization of the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest known yakuza syndicate in Japan.[3] With an estimated membership of 4,000,[4] it is the second-largest Yamaguchi affiliate after the Yamaken-gumi, and operates in at least 18 prefectures.[5]
The Kodo-kai is under close surveillance by the National Police Agency, as the NPA considers the organization to not be a traditional yakuza organization, but to be more like a mafia-type organization or terrorist organization.[6] The Kodo-kai is notorious for its defiant attitude toward the official, and has dispensed with the yakuza's traditional policy of co-operating with the police.[4]
The Kodo-kai has been one of the wealthiest clans in the Yamaguchi-gumi, with an immense working capital estimated at around $5 billion.[6]
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- ^ a b "Yakuza chief arrested in Japan", November 18, 2010, The Guardian
- ^ "Police wary as Yamaguchi-gumi prepares to fete sixth don", August 19, 2005, The Japan Times
- ^ a b "The "Top Operations" for destroying the Yamaguchi-gumi Kodo-kai, arresting from the kumicho to the number 3" Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, December 17, 2010, Weekly Friday (in Japanese)