 Daimon of Kyushu Seido-kai | |
| Founding location | Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan |
|---|---|
| Years active | 2006 - June 11th, 2013 |
| Membership (est.) | 150[1] |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, loansharking, among others |
| Rivals | Dojin-kai |
The Kyushu Seido-kai (九州誠道会, Kyūshū Seidō-kai) was a yakuza organization based in Fukuoka Prefecture on the Kyushu island of Japan, with an estimated 150 active members.[1] Headquartered in the southern Fukuoka region of Omuta, the Kyushu Seido-kai maintains its offices in five other prefectures including Tokyo.[2]
Since its formation, the Kyushu Seido-kai has been known for its blatant armed conflicts with its former parent syndicate, the Dojin-kai,[3] involving various hazardous weapons such as automatic firearms (especially the AK-47), petrol bombs and hand grenades.
While violently feuding with the Dojin-kai, the Kyushu Seido-kai has caused deaths among several innocent civilians as well as numerous yakuza members,[4] and because of that, despite being a relatively recently established group, the Kyushu Seido-kai has been a designated yakuza group since 2008.[5]
- ^ a b "Organized Crime Situation 2023" (PDF). National Police Agency. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Boryokudan Situation in 2010", April 2011, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
- ^ "Gangster tied to slaying in Saga hospital arrested", 26 November 2007, The Japan Times
- ^ "Firing on a car belonging to a Dojin-kai insider, possibly from a conflict with the Seido-kai" Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, 30 March 2011, Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese)
- ^ "National Police Agency searches the Kyushu Seidokai's office, for blackmail among others", 31 October 2008, Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese)