Yamaken-gumi

Yamaken-gumi

is a yakuza gang based in Kobe, Japan. It is the largest affiliate of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's most powerful yakuza organization. It takes its name from its founder, Kenichi Yamamoto.

The Yamaken-gumi is estimated to have between 3,000 and 7,000 members.

Yoshinori Watanabe was "kumicho" (Godfather) of the Yamaken-gumi from 1982 to 1989 before becoming "kumicho" of the Yamaguchi-gumi. Watanabe retired from that post in July 2005, but the Yamaken-gumi remains largely loyal to him. Many of its members were upset that the sixth Yamaguchi don was not chosen from their ranks, instead, the Nagoya-based Kenichi Shinoda was chosen.

The Yamaken-gumi's current "kumicho" is Kunio Inoue (井上 邦雄).

Leadership

*1st "kumicho" (1961-1982): nihongo|Kenichi Yamamoto|山本 健一 who was a nihongo|eldest son|若頭|wakagashira of the Third Yamaguchi-gumi. He was a former member of nihongo|Yasuhara-kai|安原会.
*2nd "kumicho" (1982-1989): nihongo|Yoshinori Watanabe|渡辺 芳則 who was "wakagashira" of the Fourth Yamaguchi-gumi. He was 1st nihongo|"kaicho"|会長 of the nihongo|Kenryu-kai|健竜会, and would later become "kumicho" of the Fifth Yamaguchi-gumi.
*3rd "kumicho" (1989-2005): nihongo|Kaneyoshi Kuwata|桑田 兼吉 who is a nihongo|eldest son's assistant|若頭補佐|wakagashira-hosa of the Fifth Yamaguchi-gumi. He was "kaicho" of the Second Kenryu-kai.
*4th "kumicho" (2005-): nihongo|Kunio Inoue|井上 邦雄 who is a nihongo|"kambu"|幹部 of the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi. He was "kaicho" of the Fourth Kenryu-kai. He is an adopted son of Kuwata.

Current Top Leaders

*"kumicho" - Kunio Inoue
*"wakagashira" - Hideyuki Senoo ("kumicho" of the Senoo-gumi)


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