Yamaguchi-gumi is an organized crime group of Japan.
It is the largest Japanese mafia group.
It was founded in 1915 by Harukichi Yamaguchi in Kobe, Japan.
It is considered the world's wealthiest organization of gangsters.
Yamaguchi-gumi basically carries out its operations in Kobe but its territory is spread throughout Japan, especially Tokyo.
They also operate overseas in Asia and America.
This organization comprises of 39,000 members of Japanese and Korean Japanese ethnic group.
It is involved in various criminal activities regarding illegal gambling, extortion, loan sharking, murder, arms trafficking, drug trafficking, prostitution, Internet pornography, gunrunning, assassinations, money laundering, bid rigging, securities fraud, and infiltration of legitimate businesses.
They are also engaged in real estate and construction kickback schemes, and stock market manipulation.
Recently it has also moved into the financial racketeering.
In 1925, Noboru, the son of the founder Harukichi Yamaguchi took over the organization and led it till 1942.
After him, Kazuo Taoka was the third Don who ruled from 1946 to 1981.
Kazuo Taoka extensively worked for this organization and made it the world's largest crime group.
He expanded the internal organization of this group.
He urged its members to start side business as mob franchises.
He advocated in expanding the business overseas.
On Kazuo Taoka's death, the new Don had to be chosen.
There were two candidates: Masahisa Takenaka and Hiroshi Yamamoto.
Out of them, Masahisa Takenaka was made the Don.
On this, Hiroshi Yamamoto left Yamaguchi-gumi and took his 3,000 followers along with him and formed a rival group, the Ichikawa-kai.
In 1985, a war broke between both the groups known as the 'Yama-Ichi War'.
Masahisa Takenaka got killed in it and Yoshinori Watanabe was made the Don.
The group faced many internal disputes which caused the group to remain without a leader for almost eight years.
After the powerful underboss Masaru Takumi was killed, Shinobu Tsukasa was made the boss.
It is the largest Japanese mafia group.
It was founded in 1915 by Harukichi Yamaguchi in Kobe, Japan.
It is considered the world's wealthiest organization of gangsters.
Yamaguchi-gumi basically carries out its operations in Kobe but its territory is spread throughout Japan, especially Tokyo.
They also operate overseas in Asia and America.
This organization comprises of 39,000 members of Japanese and Korean Japanese ethnic group.
It is involved in various criminal activities regarding illegal gambling, extortion, loan sharking, murder, arms trafficking, drug trafficking, prostitution, Internet pornography, gunrunning, assassinations, money laundering, bid rigging, securities fraud, and infiltration of legitimate businesses.
They are also engaged in real estate and construction kickback schemes, and stock market manipulation.
Recently it has also moved into the financial racketeering.
In 1925, Noboru, the son of the founder Harukichi Yamaguchi took over the organization and led it till 1942.
After him, Kazuo Taoka was the third Don who ruled from 1946 to 1981.
Kazuo Taoka extensively worked for this organization and made it the world's largest crime group.
He expanded the internal organization of this group.
He urged its members to start side business as mob franchises.
He advocated in expanding the business overseas.
On Kazuo Taoka's death, the new Don had to be chosen.
There were two candidates: Masahisa Takenaka and Hiroshi Yamamoto.
Out of them, Masahisa Takenaka was made the Don.
On this, Hiroshi Yamamoto left Yamaguchi-gumi and took his 3,000 followers along with him and formed a rival group, the Ichikawa-kai.
In 1985, a war broke between both the groups known as the 'Yama-Ichi War'.
Masahisa Takenaka got killed in it and Yoshinori Watanabe was made the Don.
The group faced many internal disputes which caused the group to remain without a leader for almost eight years.
After the powerful underboss Masaru Takumi was killed, Shinobu Tsukasa was made the boss.