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 ter ...

group based in

Takamatsu, Kagawa 270px, Takamatsu City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Takamatsu city center 270px, View from Yashima to Takashima port is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 414,134 in 190120 households and a popu ...

Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...

, Japan."Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime"
December 2009, ''

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'' It has an estimated 30 active members.

History

The Takamatsu Shinwa-kai was renamed the Shinwa-kai in 1971."1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan"
1993, ''

'' The Shinwa-kai was registered as a designated yakuza group in December 1992.

Condition

The Shinwa-kai has been based in

, ever since its formation, and is the only designated yakuza group based in the

region. The Shinwa-kai is one of the four designated yakuza syndicates active in Kagawa Prefecture, along with 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 ...

, the Sumiyoshi-kai, and the Kyodo-kai. Since 1996, the Shinwa-kai has been a member of an anti- Yamaguchi federation named the Gosha-kai, along with four 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

Goda-ikka The is a yakuza group based in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi, Japan. It is a Yakuza#Designated boryokudan, designated yakuza group and Yamaguchi Prefecture's largest, with an estimated 60 members. History The group was formed in 1948 as the i ...

, and 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 ...

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

References

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