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Kodo-kai

The Kodo-kai (弘道会 Kōdō-kai, Koh-doh-kai) is a yakuza criminal organization based in Nagoya, Japan. It is a secondary organization of the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest known yakuza syndicate in Japan. With an estimated membership of 4,000, it is the second-largest Yamaguchi affiliate after the Yamaken-gumi, and operates in at least 18 prefectures.

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Founded
1984
Activities
Banking, investment banking (for the criminal underworld) real estate, securities, show business
Allies
Seibu Rengo, Komatsu-gumi, Koike-gumi, Fukushima Rengo, Jido-kai, Omi-ikka
Ethnicity
Japanese
Founder
Shinobu Tsukasa, 24 other members including Kiyoshi Takayama
Membership
4000

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Kodo-kai

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples51
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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Kodo-kai

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related to Affiliates · 25
Kodo-kai → Chiba, Fukuoka, Fukushima Rengo, Hakata, Hokkaido, Jido-kai, Kodo, Koike-gumi, Komatsu-gumi, Kyoto-based Aizukotetsu-kai, Kyushu, Launched, Minato, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Omi-ikka, Otsu, Sapporo, Seibu Rengo, Shiga
related to history · 11
Kodo-kai → At, Fifth Yamaguchi-gumi, Fourth Yamaguchi-gumi, Kiyoshi Takayama, March, May, Shinobu Tsukasa, Takayama's, The Kodo-kai, Tsukasa, When
related to Activities · 5
Kodo-kai → Aichi Prefectural Police Department, Described, Kodo-kai's, The Kodo-kai, Yamaguchi-affiliate
Activities · 1
Kodo-kai → Banking, investment banking (for the criminal underworld) real estate, securities, show business
Allies · 1
Kodo-kai → Seibu Rengo, Komatsu-gumi, Koike-gumi, Fukushima Rengo, Jido-kai, Omi-ikka
Ethnicity · 1
Kodo-kai → Japanese
Founded · 1
Kodo-kai → 1984
Founder · 1
Kodo-kai → Shinobu Tsukasa, 24 other members including Kiyoshi Takayama
Membership · 1
Kodo-kai → 4000
Territory · 1
Kodo-kai → Nagoya, Japan

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yamaguchi-gumi organization based yakuza takayama japan tsukasa nagoya sixth police traditional 2005 including kiyoshi criminal membership activities boss one estimated

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kodo-kaiActivitiesBanking, investment banking (for the criminal underworld) real estate, securities, show business1.00infobox
Kodo-kaiAlliesSeibu Rengo, Komatsu-gumi, Koike-gumi, Fukushima Rengo, Jido-kai, Omi-ikka1.00infobox
Kodo-kaiEthnicityJapanese1.00infobox
Kodo-kaiFounded19841.00infobox
Kodo-kaiFounderShinobu Tsukasa, 24 other members including Kiyoshi Takayama1.00infobox
Kodo-kaiMembership40001.00infobox
Kodo-kaiTerritoryNagoya, Japan1.00infobox
Kodo-kaiYears active1984-present1.00infobox
Kodo-kaifounded in19840.95text
Kodo-kaifounded byShinobu Tsukasa with 24 other members including Kiyoshi Takayama0.90text
Kodo-kairelated to ActivitiesDescribed0.60section
Kodo-kairelated to ActivitiesAichi Prefectural Police Department0.60section

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