Okinawa-Kyokuryū-kai

Daimon of Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai

The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai (沖縄旭琉会, Okinawa Kyokuryū-kai^?) is a yakuza criminal organization based on the Okinawa island of Japan.^[1] A designated yakuza group^[1] with an estimated 523 active members and 145 semi-active members, the Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai is the largest yakuza organization in Okinawa Prefecture.^[2]

History

See also: Kyokuryu-kai#History

The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai was formed in 1990 when it split from Okinawa's main yakuza group, the Kyokuryu-kai. The formation was led by Kiyoshi Tominaga, who became the first president.^[3] The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai, along with the Kyokuryu-kai, was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in June 1992.^[4]

Condition

Headquartered in Naha, Okinawa, the Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai is one of the two designated yakuza groups in Okinawa Prefecture along with its former parent organization, the Kyokuryu-kai.^[5] The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai is the largest yakuza organization in Okinawa Prefecture, followed by the second-largest Kyokuryu-kai and the third-largest Yoshimi-kogyo.^[6]

Activities

The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai's official policy forbids its members from engaging in drug trafficking.^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime", December 2009, National Police Agency
2. ^ "Boryokudan condition in the prefecture", October 2007, Okinawa Prefectural Conference for the Expulsion of the Boryokudan (Japanese)
3. ^ "A phenomenon of boryokudan unification, The third Kyokuryu-kai president changes", 3 July 2010, Ryukyu Shimpo (Japanese)
4. ^ "5 years from the enactment of the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law", 1 March 1997, Ryukyu Shimpo (Japanese)
5. ^ "Boryokudan Situation in 2010", p.27, April 2011, National Police Agency (Japanese)
6. ^ "Boryokudan condition in the prefecture", October 2007, Okinawa Prefectural Conference for the Expulsion of the Boryokudan (Japanese)
7. ^ "Drug cases, The prefectural police : '40% are related to the boryokudan'", 29 November 2008, Ryukyu Shimpo (Japanese)