The is a

yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ...

group based in Yamaguchi,

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. It is a designated yakuza group and

Yamaguchi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). Y ...

's largest, with an estimated 60 members.

History

The group was formed in 1948 as the in

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsushim ...

by Koichi Goda, then a member of an old yakuza clan, the Kagotora-gumi. The Goda-gumi was renamed the Goda-ikka in 1968."1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan"
1993, ''

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'' It was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in July 1992. Kanji Nukui became its six-generation president in 1994. In October 2009, following his retirement, Makoto Suehiro became the seventh-generation president."The 7th President announces the succession, The Goda-ikka, The Prefectural Police on red alert"
, 21 October 2009, ''

Yamaguchi Shimbun is a Japanese-language daily newspaper published by The Minato-Yamaguchi Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. It was first published in Shimonoseki in 1946. Corporate profile The Minato-Yamaguchi Co., Ltd. *Publishing newspapers : ...

Description

Based in

, the Goda-ikka has known offices in two other

prefectures A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

."2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures"
2010, ''

'' It is the largest yakuza group in

, followed by the

Yamaguchi-gumi is Japan's largest ''yakuza'' organization. It is named after its founder Harukichi Yamaguchi. Its origins can be traced back to a loose labor union for dockworkers in Kobe before World War II. It is one of the largest criminal organizations i ...

. As of 2008, about 64% of yakuza members in Yamaguchi Prefecture belong to the Goda-ikka. Since 1996, the Goda-ikka has been a member of an anti- Yamaguchi federation, the Gosha-kai, along with three other Chugoku-based organizations, the

Kyosei-kai The is a yakuza group based in Hiroshima, Japan. History The Kyosei-kai was formed in May 1964 from seven yakuza clans united by bakuto Tatsuo Yamamura.Kyodo-kai, the

Asano-gumi The is a yakuza group based in Okayama, Japan. The Asano-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 60 active members. History The Asano-gumi was formed in 1945 as a bakuto organization named the by Kunio Oyama. The group restarted as ...

, and the

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-based Shinwa-kai."The Fourth Kyosei-kai"
20 February 2008, ''Matsue Joho Center''

References

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