Yakuza, Most Rich Criminal Organizations in the World
According to Japanese police records there were 22 major crime groups (yakuza) in Japan and a large palig is Yamaguchi-gumi. Now called Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi, the sixth generation of the Yamaguchi-gumi.
The number of members of the Yamaguchi-gumi as of June 2011 according to police records Japan as much as 17 300 people. But a press interview Sankei October 1, 2011, directly to the leader, Kenichi Shinoda or Shinobu Tsukasa (70), wrote members of the Yamaguchi-gumi likely reach 500,000 people, including family gangs that exist underneath.
Personnel strength was remarkable, but it turns out the financial strength beyond expectations, a giant, could billions of dollars. Dated February 23, 2012, John O Brennan, Assistant to President Obama's National Security and all police and military leadership, blocking entry announcing the number one and number two Yamaguchi-gumi, Kiyoshi Takayama (65) and blocking funds in the United States the number of billions dollars. That was announced.
Blocking bank account is not the first time. In December 2003, Credit Suisse Bank also announced the blocking of funds of 52 million U.S. dollars is owned by Tsukasa.
The amount of funds the Yamaguchi-gumi from the two countries have been billions of dollars, plus stored in other countries, there may be, as the money laundering and of course in the domestic Japanese unknown number.
Income recognized Yamguchi-gumi Tsukasa from the world of entertainment, cargo, construction companies. Even a new strategy for outside Japan because so many Japanese companies are now in foreign policy.
Of course gambling every day might be 100 million yen deposit outcome of various parties, sources said one writer. Not to mention the extortion of large corporations.
On 20 November 2012, the Tokyo District Court trial claim an association doing business in Kyoto who felt squeezed by the number two Yamaguci-gumi, Takayama, amounting to 40 million yen. Of course, his lawyer defends and says it is simply not true. The result of the trial judge led Akihiro Ogura it will be delivered this year.
Results squeeze one company could receive 40 million yen, you can imagine 1,000 companies that "put up" easily 40 billion yen earned income from various Japanese companies.
No wonder Tsukasa likes to use fancy and trendy clothes, including when released from prison 9 April last year. Tsukasa, using expensive brown hat, purple tie, like a dark orange color scarf hat, jacket with expensive brand, shiny leather shoes with red socks.
From prison he headed Shinagawa Station Tokyo using Shinkansen bullet train, heading for Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters in Kobe with an escort. At its headquarters in Kobe were greeted with a red carpet roll is like welcoming the new king arrived.
The simple behavior using the train, do not use the car limousinnya become very popular in Japanese society to change the image of the yakuza in today's modern technological age.
No wonder a Kobe resident who lives near the headquarters of the Yamaguchi-gumi were very sympathetic to comment.
"The members were often clean the gutters on sekeling here, also clean the temples here," Kazue Shiota, as written Japan Times 10 April 2011.
Kazue was never a problem with the Yamaguchi-gumi and recognizes the minds of members of the public that the ordinary mind as usual.
Tsukasa Oita born January 25, 1942, at the age of 20 years have joined kekelompok yakuza, Hirota-gumi in Nagoya. Sworn in as leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi dated July 29, 2005 replacing Yoshinori Watanabe. Great from Tsukasa is that he be an top Yamaguchi-gumi first person from outside the Kansai. Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters in Kobe, Kansai. He is also the former leader of another yakuza named Kodo-kai.
