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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 ter ...

organization based in

Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...

, Kyushu, Japan, with an estimated 60 active members. The Kozakura-ikka is noted for its unique official policy, which the

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describes as the "Kozakura

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", of not allowing themselves to be active outside of Kagoshima Prefecture, and at the same time not allowing any other yakuza syndicate to enter the prefecture."1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan"
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History

The Kozakura-ikka was formed in 1948 in

as the by Seizo Osato who became its first president. After the era of Takashi Katahira's administration, Fumio Jinguji became the third president in 1969, and Kiei Hiraoka became the fourth president in 1988.

Successive presidents

*1st (1948-) : Seizo Osato (大里清蔵) a.k.a. Kozakura no Tatsu. *2nd : Takashi Katahira (片平孝) *3rd (1969-): Fumio Jinguji (神宮司文夫) *4th (1988-): Kiei Hiraoka (平岡喜榮) who was 1st ''kumicho'' of the Hiraoka-gumi.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kozakura-Ikka Organizations established in 1948 1948 establishments in Japan Yakuza groups based in Kyushu