- Kaneyoshi Kuwata
Infobox Person
name= Kaneyoshi Kuwata
caption=
birth_date=Birth date and age|1939|9|23|mf=y
birth_place=Osaka ,Japan
death_date=death date and age|2007|4|5|1939|9|23|mf=y
death_place=nihongo|Kaneyoshi Kuwata|桑田 兼吉|Kuwata Kaneyoshi|
September 23 ,1939 –April 5 ,2007 was ayakuza gang member, the fifth generation "wakagashira" of theYamaguchi-gumi , was the third "kumicho" of theYamaken-gumi yakuza gang, and second generation "kaicho" ofKenryu-kai . He was aOsaka graduate.In 1969, Kuwata was active in the Yamaguchi-gumi. In 1989, he climbed up to
Yoshinori Watanabe 's personal secretary, which within a year, he was promoted up to the head assistant.Kuwata was involved in a December 1997 assassination in
Tokyo . Tokyo police found a handgun which had been dropped by one of Kuwata's subordinates after adrive-by shooting. He was charged with weapons possession in 1998, and was sentenced to 7 years in prison by theTokyo District Court . His appeal was rejected by theTokyo High Court and then theJapanese Supreme Court in May 2003.During his time in jail,
Kunio Inoue adopted his child in 2004 In 2005, the "kumicho" status of Yamaken-gumi was transferred toKunio Inoue when Kuwata sufficiently retired. During his time inHachiiozi medical prison , Kuwata's liver disease deteriorated vastly and theTokyo Public Prosecutor's Office ended his prison term onMarch 15 ,2007 . Three weeks later, onApril 5 ,2007 in his home in Osaka, he died at the age of 67.Notes and references
Translated from the corresponding article in Japanese Wikipedia
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