Shinwa-kai

The Shinwa-kai (親和会?) is a yakuza group based in Takamatsu, Kagawa on the Shikoku island of Japan.[1] The Shinwa-kai is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 70 active members.[2]

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History

The first president Hosotani was a senior member of an old yakuza organization named the Kitahara-gumi, and following the Kitahara-gumi's disbanding, Hosotani formed the Takamatsu Shinwa-kai (高松親和会?) in 1967. The Takamatsu Shinwa-kai was renamed the Shinwa-kai in 1971.[3] The Shinwa-kai was registered as a designated yakuza group in December 1992.[4]

Condition

The Shinwa-kai has been based in Takamatsu, Kagawa[2] ever since its formation,[3] and the only designated yakuza group based in the Shikoku region.[1] The Shinwa-kai is one of the four designated yakuza syndicates active in Kagawa Prefecture, along with the Yamaguchi-gumi, the Sumiyoshi-kai, and the Kyodo-kai.[5]

Since 1996, the Shinwa-kai has been a member of an anti-Yamaguchi federation named the Gosha-kai, along with four Chugoku-based organizations, the Kyosei-kai, the Kyodo-kai, the Goda-ikka, and the Asano-gumi.[6]

Presidents

References

  1. ^ a b "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime", December 2009, National Police Agency
  2. ^ a b "2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures", 2010, National Police Agency (Japanese)
  3. ^ a b "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan", 1993, National Police Agency (Japanese)
  4. ^ "The Shinwa-kai re-registered as a designated boryokudan", 11 December 2010, Shikoku Shimbun (Japanese)
  5. ^ "Boryokudan condition in Kagawa Prefecture", October 2010, Kagawa Prefecture (Japanese)
  6. ^ "The Fourth Kyosei-kai", 20 February 2008, Matsue Joho Center (Japanese)
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