YAKUZA TATOOWANNA NOE =>members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan.
Yakuza (ヤクザ or やくざ ?), also known as gokudō (極道?).
YA-KU-ZA
The word yakuza means 8-9-3.
Ya 8
ku 9
za 3.
Origin from the Japanese card game Oicho-Kabu. Oicho-Kabu is similar to the western card game Black Jack. The generally difference between the two games are that in Oicho- Kabu the best sum of the cards in the game are 19, instead of 21, which is the best sum in Black Jack. If you add the numbers eight, nine and three you get the sum of 20. This has absolutely no worth I Oicho-Kabu. It’s from there the name yakuza comes from. Have 86300 actual members, I think diz is da largest crime syndicates members.
ACTIVITIES
Blackmail, Illegal gambling, Casino, Prostitution and Smuggling.
Credit to, http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/gang/yakuza/1.html
Divisions of origin
Despite uncertainty about the single origin of Yakuza organizations, most modern Yakuza derive from three classifications which emerged in the mid-Edo Period: tekiya, those who primarily peddled illicit, stolen or shoddy goods; and bakuto, those who were involved in or participated in gambling.
Tekiya (peddlers)
Bakuto (gamblers)
Baka (Assassins)
Most yakuza members belong to four principal families :
Principal families
Description
Their Mon (crest)
Yamaguchi-gumi(六代目山口組, Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi?)
Created in 1915, the Yamaguchi-gumi is the biggest yakuza family with more than 39,000 members divided into 750 clans (thus making up 45% of all yakuza in Japan.) Despite more than one decade of police repression, the Yamaguchi-gumi has continued to grow. From its headquarters in Kobe, it directs criminal activities throughout Japan. It is also involved in operations in Asia and the United States. Shinobu Tsukasa, also known as Kenichi Shinoda, is the Yamaguchi-gumi's current oyabun. He follows an expansionist policy, and has increased operations in Tokyo (which has not traditionally been the territory of the Yamaguchi-gumi.)
Yamabishi (山菱)
Sumiyoshi-rengo(住吉連合?), sometimes known as Sumiyoshi-kai (住吉会?)
The Sumiyoshi-rengo is the second largest yakuza family, with 10,000 members divided into 177 clans. The Sumiyoshi-kai, as it is sometimes called, is a confederation of smaller yakuza groups. Its current oyabun is Shigeo Nishiguchi. Structurally, Sumiyoshi-kai differs from its principal rival, the Yamaguchi-gumi, in that it functions like a federation. The chain of command is more lax, and although Shigeo Nishiguchi is always the supreme oyabun, its leadership is distributed among several other people.
Inagawa-kai(稲川会?)
The Inagawa-kaï is the third largest yakuza family in Japan, with roughly 7,400 members divided into 313 clans. It is based in the Tokyo-Yokohama area and was one of the first yakuza families to expand its operations to outside of Japan. Its current oyabun is Hideki Inagawa.
Toua Yuai Jigyo Kumiai(東亜友愛事業組合?), sometimes called Tōa-kai (東亜会?)
Founded by Hisayuki Machii in 1948, the Tao Yuai Jigyo Kumiai yakuza family quickly became one of most influential yakuza groups in Tokyo. It is composed of yakuza of Korean origin, and numbers more than 1,000 divided into 6 clans. Its current oyabun is Satoru Nomura.
Ya 8
ku 9
za 3.
Origin from the Japanese card game Oicho-Kabu. Oicho-Kabu is similar to the western card game Black Jack. The generally difference between the two games are that in Oicho- Kabu the best sum of the cards in the game are 19, instead of 21, which is the best sum in Black Jack. If you add the numbers eight, nine and three you get the sum of 20. This has absolutely no worth I Oicho-Kabu. It’s from there the name yakuza comes from. Have 86300 actual members, I think diz is da largest crime syndicates members.
ACTIVITIES
Blackmail, Illegal gambling, Casino, Prostitution and Smuggling.
Credit to, http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/gang/yakuza/1.html
Divisions of origin
Despite uncertainty about the single origin of Yakuza organizations, most modern Yakuza derive from three classifications which emerged in the mid-Edo Period: tekiya, those who primarily peddled illicit, stolen or shoddy goods; and bakuto, those who were involved in or participated in gambling.
Tekiya (peddlers)
Bakuto (gamblers)
Baka (Assassins)
Most yakuza members belong to four principal families :
Principal families
Description
Their Mon (crest)
Yamaguchi-gumi(六代目山口組, Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi?)
Created in 1915, the Yamaguchi-gumi is the biggest yakuza family with more than 39,000 members divided into 750 clans (thus making up 45% of all yakuza in Japan.) Despite more than one decade of police repression, the Yamaguchi-gumi has continued to grow. From its headquarters in Kobe, it directs criminal activities throughout Japan. It is also involved in operations in Asia and the United States. Shinobu Tsukasa, also known as Kenichi Shinoda, is the Yamaguchi-gumi's current oyabun. He follows an expansionist policy, and has increased operations in Tokyo (which has not traditionally been the territory of the Yamaguchi-gumi.)
Yamabishi (山菱)
Sumiyoshi-rengo(住吉連合?), sometimes known as Sumiyoshi-kai (住吉会?)
The Sumiyoshi-rengo is the second largest yakuza family, with 10,000 members divided into 177 clans. The Sumiyoshi-kai, as it is sometimes called, is a confederation of smaller yakuza groups. Its current oyabun is Shigeo Nishiguchi. Structurally, Sumiyoshi-kai differs from its principal rival, the Yamaguchi-gumi, in that it functions like a federation. The chain of command is more lax, and although Shigeo Nishiguchi is always the supreme oyabun, its leadership is distributed among several other people.
Inagawa-kai(稲川会?)
The Inagawa-kaï is the third largest yakuza family in Japan, with roughly 7,400 members divided into 313 clans. It is based in the Tokyo-Yokohama area and was one of the first yakuza families to expand its operations to outside of Japan. Its current oyabun is Hideki Inagawa.
Toua Yuai Jigyo Kumiai(東亜友愛事業組合?), sometimes called Tōa-kai (東亜会?)
Founded by Hisayuki Machii in 1948, the Tao Yuai Jigyo Kumiai yakuza family quickly became one of most influential yakuza groups in Tokyo. It is composed of yakuza of Korean origin, and numbers more than 1,000 divided into 6 clans. Its current oyabun is Satoru Nomura.
