That doesn’t always go well. On the afternoon of Oct. 10, in Kobe city, the police stationed in front of the offices of a yakuza group, the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (“the Rebellion”) were on ...

In August, Japan’s largest crime group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, split into two main factions, potentially creating a gang war that may ultimately involve all 21 designated crime groups in Japan.

Yoshinori Watanabe, the previous boss of Japan’s largest yakuza group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, passed away this weekend according to the Hyogo prefectural police. He was the fifth-generation leader ...

Three senior members of the Yamaguchi-gumi visited the Hyogo Prefectural police headquarters on Monday and delivered a letter to officers pledging to “end all internal fighting” and to “neve ...

The combined number of members and quasi-members of the Yamaguchi-gumi stood at some 6,900 at the end of 2024, down from around 14,100 at the end of 2015, while the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi’s members ...

Japan's Yamaguchi Gumi clan is said to be top of the pops when it comes to net worth. The organisation reportedly has its tentacles in a varied assortment of businesses, raking in billions of dollars.

The Yamaguchi-gumi has submitted to the police a letter pledging that the designated yakuza group will end turf battles, investigative sources said Monday. According to the sources, the document ...