The daimon of the Taishu-kai
The Taishu-kai (太州会 , Taishū-kai ) is a yakuza organization based in Fukuoka Prefecture on the Kyushu island of Japan , with an estimated 70 active members.[ 1]
History
The Taishu-kai was formed around 1954 under the name "Ota Group" (太田グループ , Ōta Gurūpu ) by Kuniharu Ota (太田 州春 , Ōta Kuniharu ) , a mineworker who became the first president. The Ota Group was later renamed the "Ota-gumi" (太田組 , Ōta-gumi ) , and again renamed the "Taishu-kai" in May 1973. Yoshihito Tanaka (or Yoshito Tanaka) succeeded Ota in December 1991.[ 2]
Condition
Headquartered in Tagawa, Fukuoka ,[ 3] the Taishu-kai is one of the five independent Fukuoka-based designated yakuza syndicates , along with the Kudo-kai , the Dojin-kai , the Fukuhaku-kai and the Kyushu Seido-kai .[ 4]
The Taishu-kai is a member of an anti-Yamaguchi-gumi fraternal federation, the "Yonsha-kai", along with the Kitakyushu -based Kudo-kai , the Kurume -based Dojin-kai and the Kumamoto -based Kumamoto-kai.[ 5]
References
^ "Organized Crime Situation 2023" (PDF) . National Police Agency . p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024 .
^ "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan" , 1993, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
^ "Boryokudan Situation in 2010" , April 2011, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
^ "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime" , December 2009, National Police Agency
^ The Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi Complete Databook 2008 Edition : "The funeral of the Fourth Kudo-kai Honorary Adviser Hideo Mizoshita" (p.192–197), 1 February 2009, Mediax, ISBN 978-4-86201-358-3 (in Japanese)