Kazuyoshi Kudo

Kazuyoshi Kudo

was a Japanese organized crime figure. He was the 4th head of the Kokusui-kai, a Tokyo-based yakuza gang. He was also the 7th "socho" of Kanamachi-ikka.

In August of 2005, Kudo shocked the yakuza world when he became sworn brothers with new Yamaguchi-gumi godfather Kenichi Shinoda in a "sakazuki" (sake-sharing) ceremony. As a result of the ritual, the Kokusui-kai became an affiliate of their former enemies, the Yamaguchi-gumi.

On February 15, 2007, he was found dead bleeding from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suicide followed a rash of shootings and retaliations between Kokusui-kai and a rival gang, Sumiyoshi-kai, over gang turf, including the shooting death of Sumiyoshi-kai's boss. The shootings ended with an agreement between the Kokusui-kai and Yamaguchi-gumi to stop fighting on February 8. [http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/p20070215p2a00m0na026000c.html] [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/15/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Gangster-Dead.php]


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