was a
Japanese organized crime
Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ...
figure. He was the 4th head of the
Kokusui-kai
The Kokusui-kai ("Patriotic Society") (國粹会), founded in 1958, is a Tokyo-based yakuza organization with an estimated 1000 members. Despite its relatively low membership, it is widely viewed as a wealthy and successful gang, controlling Toky ...
, a
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
-based
yakuza gang. He was also the 7th ''socho'' of
Kanamachi-ikka.
In August 2005, Kudo shocked the yakuza world when he became sworn brothers with new
Yamaguchi-gumi godfather
Kenichi Shinoda
, also known as , is a Japanese Yakuza, the sixth and current ''kumicho'' (supreme kingpin, or chairman) of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza organization.
Career
Shinoda was born in Ōita, Kyushu.[Sumiyoshi-kai
The , sometimes referred to as the , is the second-largest yakuza group in Japan with an estimated 4,000 members.
Outline
Their territories mainly consist of upscale districts such as Kabukichō and Ginza. Shops operating in these territories ...]
, over gang territory, including the shooting death of Sumiyoshi-kai's boss. The shootings ended with an agreement between the Kokusui-kai and Yamaguchi-gumi to stop fighting on the 8th of February.
『評論：やくざ地図を変える山口組の盃外交』
2007年12月17日 猪野健治
References
1930s births
2007 deaths
Yakuza members
Yamaguchi-gumi
Suicides by firearm in Japan
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