$Four Great “Black Sun” Heavenly Sovereign God-Emperors “四大黑日天神君主皇帝” Maergzjirah EAGMs Elder Ascended Grand Masters Razer Tan Min-Liang Forrest Li Xiaodong Gang Ye David Chen$
BS1) Sith Temple Of The “Black Sun” (80% 14th Maergzjirah Blighted Lord Varaibim Hau Cheong + Four Great “Black Sun” Heavenly Sovereign God-Emperors “四大黑日天神君主皇帝” Maergzjirah EAGMs Elder Ascended Grand Masters 5% Razer Tan Min-Liang 5% Forrest Li Xiaodong 5% Gang Ye 5% David Chen) “Black Sun” - New “Black Sun” China “新黑日中国” New “Black Sun” Macau “新黑日澳门” New “Black Sun” Kinmen “新黑日金门”
BS2) BOBS Bank Of Black Sun (80% 14th Maergzjirah Blighted Lord Varaibim Hau Cheong + Four Great “Black Sun” Heavenly Sovereign God-Emperors “四大黑日天神君主皇帝” Maergzjirah EAGMs Elder Ascended Grand Masters 5% Razer Tan Min-Liang 5% Forrest Li Xiaodong 5% Gang Ye 5% David Chen) “BOBS Bank Of Black Sun”
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Black Sun
Black Sun Fortress, Mustafar (during the Clone Wars)
Black Sun Ruling Council
Ziton Moj
Prince Xizor
Black Sun Racketeers
Frillian Confederacy
Gyutily
Nyarla
Ketsu Onyo
Rynscar
Access to countless resources and forms of weaponry
Control over much of the galactic criminal underworld
Conspiracy
Terrorism
Mass murder
Slave trade
Drug dealing
Black Sun is a recurring antagonistic faction in the Star Wars franchise, appearing in both the Canon and Legends continuities. Black Sun is a criminal syndicate that became the most powerful criminal organization in the entire galaxy during its existence. The organization was founded shortly after the Sacking of Coruscant at the conclusion of the Great Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, where gained a huge advantage and made profits of off the war effort via illegal dealings and selling of weapons and other illegal items in the black market.
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Star Wars Rebels (mentioned only)
Ahsoka
Ketsu Onyo (formerly)
Mustafar
Source
LESS
Black Sun was a criminal syndicate that came into prominence during the Clone Wars as the Jedi Order focused more on military affairs and less on law enforcement. Black Sun was allied with the Shadow Collective and its leader, the renegade Sith Lord Maul. The syndicate maintained bases on Mustafar and Ord Mantell and had many of the Falleen species as members.
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[Source]
LESS
Below the leader of Black Sun were nine Vigos(Old Tionese for "nephew"). Each Vigo ruled over his or her own territory and sector.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triad_(organized_crime)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_criminal_organizations#Triad_societies
Since the new century, there are two academic books focusing on Chinese organized crime. Based on rich empirical work, these books offer how Chinese criminal organizations survive in the changing socio-economic and political environment. Y. K. Chu's Triads as Business[2] looks at the role of Hong Kong Triads in legal, illegal and international markets. Peng Wang's The Chinese Mafia[3] examines the rise of mainland Chinese organized crime and the political-criminal nexus (collusion between gangs and corrupt police officers) in reform and opening era of China.
The following is a list of Chinese triad societies:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza
The Yakuza does not consist of just one group, rather there are many different syndicategroups that together form one of the largest organized crime groups in the world.[26]
In recent years, the three major yakuza have formed a loose alliance, and in April 2023, Kiyoshi Takayama, the wakagashira (second-in-command) of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Shuji Ogawa, the kaichō (chairman) of the Sumiyoshi-kai, and Kazuya Uchibori (ja), the kaichō of the Inagawa-kai, held a social gathering.[27]
Under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law, the Prefectural Public Safety Commissions have registered 24 syndicates as the designated boryokudan groups. Fukuoka Prefecture has the largest number of designated boryokudan groups among all of the prefectures, at 5; the Kudo-kai, the Taishu-kai, the Fukuhaku-kai, the Dojin-kai, and the Namikawa-kai.[33] After the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law was enacted, many Yakuza syndicates made efforts to restructure to appear more professional and legitimate.[6]
Designated boryokudan groups are usually large organizations (mostly formed before World War II, some before the Meiji Restorationof the 19th century); however, there are some exceptions such as the Namikawa-kai, which, with its blatant armed conflicts with the Dojin-kai, was registered only two years after its formation.[citation needed]
In August 2021, the Fukuoka District Court sentenced Satoru Nomura, the fifth head of Kudo-kai, to death for murder and attempted murder. This was the first death sentence handed down to a designated bōryokudan head. Kudo-kai is the only one of the designated bōryokudan to be designated as a especially dangerous designated bōryokudan(特定危険指定暴力団, Tokutei Kiken Shitei Bōryokudan), a more dangerous type of bōryokudan.[34]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Yakuza_members
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Japanese_crime_bosses
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Yamaguchi-gumi
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yakuza_syndicates
The numbers that follow the names of bōryokudan groups refer to the group's leadership. For example, Yoshinori Watanabeheaded the Yamaguchi-gumi fifth; on his retirement, Shinobu Tsukasa became head of the Yamaguchi-gumi sixth, and "Yamaguchi-gumi VI" is the group's formal name.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kkangpae
V
BS1) Sith Temple Of The “Black Sun” (80% 14th Maergzjirah Blighted Lord Varaibim Hau Cheong + Four Great “Black Sun” Heavenly Sovereign God-Emperors “四大黑日天神君主皇帝” Maergzjirah EAGMs Elder Ascended Grand Masters 5% Razer Tan Min-Liang 5% Forrest Li Xiaodong 5% Gang Ye 5% David Chen) “Black Sun” - New “Black Sun” China “新黑日中国” New “Black Sun” Macau “新黑日澳门” New “Black Sun” Kinmen “新黑日金门”
BS2) BOBS Bank Of Black Sun (80% 14th Maergzjirah Blighted Lord Varaibim Hau Cheong + Four Great “Black Sun” Heavenly Sovereign God-Emperors “四大黑日天神君主皇帝” Maergzjirah EAGMs Elder Ascended Grand Masters 5% Razer Tan Min-Liang 5% Forrest Li Xiaodong 5% Gang Ye 5% David Chen) “BOBS Bank Of Black Sun”
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Black Sun
FULL NAMEBlack Sun
ALIAS
Black Sun ClanORIGIN
Star WarsFOUNDATION
Between 3653 - 3644 BBYHEADQUARTERS
Black Sun Headquarters, CoruscantBlack Sun Fortress, Mustafar (during the Clone Wars)
COMMANDERS
Xomit GrunseitBlack Sun Ruling Council
Ziton Moj
Prince Xizor
AGENTS
Black Sun AgentsBlack Sun Racketeers
Frillian Confederacy
Gyutily
Nyarla
Ketsu Onyo
Rynscar
POWERS / SKILLS
Advanced technologyAccess to countless resources and forms of weaponry
Control over much of the galactic criminal underworld
GOALS
Maintain their grip on the galactic criminal underworld and make profits off of illegal dealings.CRIMES
Organized crimeConspiracy
Terrorism
Mass murder
Slave trade
Drug dealing
TYPE OF VILLAINS
Militaristic Drug DealersBlack Sun is a recurring antagonistic faction in the Star Wars franchise, appearing in both the Canon and Legends continuities. Black Sun is a criminal syndicate that became the most powerful criminal organization in the entire galaxy during its existence. The organization was founded shortly after the Sacking of Coruscant at the conclusion of the Great Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, where gained a huge advantage and made profits of off the war effort via illegal dealings and selling of weapons and other illegal items in the black market.
Relationships
Allies
- Shadow Collective
- Dearh Watch
- Nite Owls
- Pyke Syndicate
- Hutts
- Mandalorians (sometimes)
Enemies
- Galactic Republic
- Jedi Order
- Clone troopers
- Galactic Empire
- Stormtroopers
- Separatists
- Battle Droids
- Mandalorians (sometimes)
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Black Sun
BACKGROUND INFORMATIONSHOWS
Star Wars: The Clone WarsStar Wars Rebels (mentioned only)
FEATURE BOOKS
Dark DiscipleAhsoka
FEATURED COMICS
Darth MaulGROUP INFORMATION
LEADERS
Black Sun ruling council (–19 BBY)MEMBERS
Ziro the HuttKetsu Onyo (formerly)
OCCUPATION
TerroristsGOAL
Ally itself with other crime Lords including Darth MaulHEADQUARTERS
Ord MantellMustafar
ALLIES
MaulSource
LESS
Black Sun was a criminal syndicate that came into prominence during the Clone Wars as the Jedi Order focused more on military affairs and less on law enforcement. Black Sun was allied with the Shadow Collective and its leader, the renegade Sith Lord Maul. The syndicate maintained bases on Mustafar and Ord Mantell and had many of the Falleen species as members.
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Black Sun
GENERAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION TYPE
Criminal syndicate[1]LEADER(S)
- Black Sun ruling council(–19 BBY)[2]
- Xomit Grunseit (–19 BBY)[1]
- Ziton Moj (19 BBY–)[1]
- Prince Xizor[3]
HEADQUARTERS
Black Sun fortress, Mustafar[4]LOCATION(S)
- Ord Mantell City, Ord Mantell[5]
- Black Sun base, Smarab[6]
- Black Sun smash-processing lab, Dantooine[7]
- Quarrow, Nakadia[8]
OTHER INFORMATION
AFFILIATION
Black Sun was a criminal syndicate that came into prominence during the Clone Wars as the Jedi Order focused more on military affairs and less on law enforcement. Black Sun was allied with the Shadow Collective and its leader, the renegade Sith Lord Maul. The syndicate maintained bases on Mustafar and Ord Mantelland had many of the Falleen species as members.
Organization
A major criminal power, Black Sun dealt in illegal ventures like sentient-trafficking. While that activity was considered awful by others, members of Black Sun simply called it a "business venture."[15] Black Sun Guards[28] were Falleen who served as on the ground[13] foot soldiers[29] and guardians for the syndicate.[28]https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Sun/Legends
Black Sun
GENERAL INFORMATION
ORGANIZATION TYPE
Criminal syndicateFOUNDER(S)
Skadge (Among others)[1]LEADER(S)
HEADQUARTERS
- Black Sun Headquarters, Coruscant
- Black Sun fortress, Mustafar (during the Clone Wars)[4]
LOCATION(S)
- Black Sun territory, Coruscant
- Ord Mantell
- Mustafar
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
DATE FOUNDED
Between 3653[5]–3644 BBY[6]DATE FRAGMENTED
33 BBYDATE REORGANIZED
c. 31 BBYDATE DISSOLVED
24 ABYDATE RESTORED
c. 127 ABY[Source]
LESS
Black Sun was the most powerful and infamous crime syndicate of its time in the galaxy.
Description
Black Sun held a massive amount of reach and influence, extending its tendrils of corruption deep in the various galactic governments of each era. It was infamous for its involvement in piracy and smuggling. But smuggling was just the tip of the iceberg of the galaxy-wide organization.[8] It was involved in every known type of illegal activity; its information networks rivaled even the accuracy and scope of Imperial Intelligence.[9] The resources available to Black Sun rivaled those belonging to a large planetary army, including foot soldiers.[10]Below the leader of Black Sun were nine Vigos(Old Tionese for "nephew"). Each Vigo ruled over his or her own territory and sector.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triad_(organized_crime)
ClansEdit
See also: List of Chinese criminal organizations § Triad societiesBased in Hong KongEdit
The most powerful triads based in Hong Kong are:Based elsewhereEdit
Many triads emigrated to Taiwan and Chinese communities worldwide:- Bamboo Union, Taiwan
- Four Seas Gang, Taiwan
- Tien Tao Meng, Taiwan
- Song Lian Gang, Taiwan
- Lo Fu-chu, Taiwan
- Sio Sam Ong, Malaysia
- Ang Soon Tong, Singapore
- Wah Kee, Singapore
- Ghee Hin Kongsi, Singapore
- Ping On, Boston
- Wah Ching, San Francisco
- Black Dragons, Los Angeles
- Flying Dragons, New York City
- Ghost Shadows, New York City
- Green Dragons, New York City
- White Tigers, New York City
- Ah Kong, Amsterdam, Bangkok
- Black Jade, Texas
- The Company, Australia, Macau [35]
Notable membersEdit
- Chan Cheong Kit[59]
- Chee Kok Loong[60]
- Wong Lun Fat[61]
- Mark Ho[62]
- Murali Shunmugam[63]
- Chaiyanat “Tuhao” Kornchayanant (a powerful Thai-Chinese businessman and crime boss who is accused of leading a Chinese mafia group in Bangkok, Thailand).[64][65][66]
- Qi Guang Guo (a notorious Chinese Australian crime boss, known for being a high-ranking leader of the Big Circle Gang in Australia)[67][68]
- Xie Caiping (one of the most notorious female criminals to be a high-ranking member within the triads; she is the most powerful criminal in Chongqing and is known by her nickname, "Godmother of the underworld". She was one of the convicted criminals in the Chongqing gang trials)[69][70]
- "Fei Kai" (former leader of Wo On Lok)[71]
- Kwok "Shanghai Tsai/Shanghai Boy" Wing-hung (Wo Shing Wo's most notorious dragonhead)[72][73]
- Cheung "Inch Brother" Chung-wing (former leader of Wo Shing Wo)[74]
- Wan Kuok-koi (former leader of Macaubranch of 14K triad)
- Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow (former leader of the U.S. branch of Wo Hop To)
- Peter "Uncle" Chong (former leader of U.S.branch of Wo Hop To)
- Chen Chi-li (former leader of Bamboo Union, Taiwan's largest Triad group)
- Michael Chan (Hong Kong actor and martial artist, No. 2 of the Tsim Sha Tsui branch of the 14K triad)
- Stephen "Sky Dragon" Tse (founder and leader of Ping On, a notorious Chinese American triad group)
- Tse Chi Lop (Chinese Canadian kingpin, leader of Sam Gor, a powerful Asia-Pacifictriad syndicate and former member of the Big Circle Gang)
- John "Bac Guai John/White Devil John" Willis (The only white person to be a high-ranking member of a Triad group; in this case, a high-ranking member of Ping On).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_criminal_organizations#Triad_societies
List of Chinese criminal organizations
Criminal gangs are found throughout Mainland China but are most active in Chongqing, Shanghai, Macau, Tianjin, Shenyang, and Guangzhou as well as in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. The number of people involved in organized crime on the mainland has risen from around 100,000 in 1986 to around 1.5 million in the year 2000.[1]Since the new century, there are two academic books focusing on Chinese organized crime. Based on rich empirical work, these books offer how Chinese criminal organizations survive in the changing socio-economic and political environment. Y. K. Chu's Triads as Business[2] looks at the role of Hong Kong Triads in legal, illegal and international markets. Peng Wang's The Chinese Mafia[3] examines the rise of mainland Chinese organized crime and the political-criminal nexus (collusion between gangs and corrupt police officers) in reform and opening era of China.
Triad societiesEdit
Main article: Triad (underground society)The following is a list of Chinese triad societies:
- 14K Group 十四K
- 14K Baai Lo 十四K 湃廬
- 14K Chung 十四K 忠字堆
- 14K Chung Yee Tong 十四K 忠義堂
- 14K Hau 十四K 孝字堆
- 14K Kim 十四K 劍字堆
- 14K Lai 十四K 禮字堆
- 14K Lun 十四K 倫字堆
- 14K Ngai 十四K 毅字堆
- 14K Sai Shing Tong 十四K 西勝堂
- 14K Sai Yee Tong 十四K 西義堂
- 14K Sat 十四K 實字堆
- 14K Shun 十四K 信字堆
- 14K Tai Huen Chai 十四K 大圈仔
- 14K Tak 十四K 德字堆
- 14K Yan 十四K 仁字堆
- 14K Yee 十四K 義字堆
- 14K Yee Shing Tong 十四K 義勝堂
- 14K Yung 十四K 勇字堆
- Long Zi Group 龙子字頭
- Long Zi Tong 龙子堂
- Long Zi Kongsi 龙子會館
- Long Zi Association 龙子协会
- LZK
- Luen Group 聯字頭
- Luen Kung Lok 聯公樂
- Luen Lok Tong 聯樂堂(單耳)
- Luen Shun Tong 聯順堂
- Luen Ying She 聯英社(老聯)
- Luen Fei Ying 聯飛英
- Luen Hung Ying 聯鴻英
- Luen To Ying 聯桃英
- Wo Group 和字頭
- Wo Shing Wo 和勝和
- Wo Shing Yee 和勝義
- Wo On Lok (Shui Fong) 和安樂(水房)
- Wo Hop To 和合圖(老和)[4]
- Wo Lee Kwan 和利群[4]
- Wo Kao Chi 和九指
- Wo Kwan Lok 和群樂
- Wo Lee Wo 和利和
- Wo Shing Tong 和勝堂
- Wo Yau Wo 和友和
- Wo Yee Tong 和義堂
- Wo Yung Yee 和勇義
- Wo Hung Shing 和洪勝[5]
- Wo Kwan Ying 和群英[5]
- Wo Luen Shing 和聯勝[5]
- Wo Yat Ping 和一平
- Wo Yee Ping 和二平
- Ah Kong Company 阿公党
- Ang Bin Hoay 昂斌會
- Ang Soon Tong 洪顺堂
- Big Circle Gang 大圈幫
- Black Dragons 黑龍[6]
- Cai Group[7]
- Chongqing group 重慶組
- Chuen Group 全字頭
- Chuen Chi Wo 全志和
- Chuen Yat Chi 全一志(老全)[8]
- Ghee Hin Kongsi 義興公司
- Green Gang 青帮
- CP=√169 Gang
- Hai San 海山
- Ping On 平安
- Rung Group 梯級組
- Shing Group 盛集團
- Sin Ma 仙馬
- Sio Sam Ong 小三王
- Tung Group 東字頭
- Tung Kung She 東公社
- Tung Kwan She 東群社
- Tung Luen She 東聯社(老東)
- Tung On Tong 東安堂
- Tung Ying She 東英社
- Tung On Wo 東安和
- Tung Kwan Ying 東群英
- Tong Group 同字頭
- Tong Kwan Ying 同群英
- Tong Lok 同樂
- Tong San Wo 同新和(老同)
- Jackson Street Boys 積臣街小子[9]
- Kung Lok 功乐
- Kwong Group 廣字頭
- Kwong Hung 廣雄
- Kwong Luen Shing 廣聯盛(老廣)
- Kwong Shing 廣盛
- Kwong Sing Tong 廣聲堂
- Yuet Group 粵字頭
- Yuet Kwong 粵廣
- Yuet Tung 粵東
- Ching Group 正字頭
- Ching Lung Tuen 正龍團
- Chiu Chow Group 潮州幫
- Fuk Yee Hing 福義興(老福)
- Sun Yee On 新義安(老新)
- Chiu Kwong She 潮光社
- Chiu Luen Yee 潮聯義
- Chung Chau Yuet 中秋月
- Chung Sun Tong 忠信堂
- Hoi Luk Fung 海陸豐互助社
- King Yee 敬義[4]
- Sam Shing She 三聖社
- Tai Ho Choi 大好彩
- Yat Lo Fat 一路发幫
- Yee Kwan 義群[4]
- Yee Shing Tong 義勝堂
- Wah Ching 華青[10]
- Wah Kee 華記
- Taiwan Gangs 台灣幫派
- Four Seas Gang 四海幫[11]
- Bamboo Union 竹聯幫[11]
- Tien Tao Meng (Heavenly Way Alliance) 天道盟[11]
- Sung Lien Gang (Pine Union) 松聯幫[11]
- Niu Pu Gang 牛埔幫
- Chi Hsien Gang (Seven Yin Gang) 七賢幫
- Ta hu Gang (Big Lake Gang) 大湖幫
- Hsi Pei Gang (Northwest Gang) 西北幫
- Pei Lien Gang (North Union) 北聯幫
- Sun Kuang Gang (Three Lights) 三光幫
- San Huan Gang (Three Circle) 三環幫
- Fei Ying Gang (Fly Eagle) 飛鷹幫
- Monga Group 艋舺角頭
Criminally influenced tongsEdit
- Ivan Tong
- Bing Kong Tong
- Chang Sing
- Four Brothers
- Ghee Kong Tong 致公堂
- Hop Sing Tong
- Hip Sing Tong
- Hung Mun Tong
- Kim Ghee Tong
- Long Zii Tong
- Pa Hai Tong
- Tong Meng Gok
- Tong Tran
- Tsung Tsin Association
- Tung Oon Association
- Wing Kong
- W Zhang Tong
GangsEdit
- 21 Boys 廿一仔[12]
- Asian Militants 亞洲進擊[13]
- Black Bugs 黑蟲[14]
- Black Eagles 黑鷹
- Chung Ching Yee (Joe Boys) 忠精義[15]
- Chung Yee 忠義
- Continentals 大陸幣
- Dai Ben (Cookies) 大餅[16]
- Eagle Dragons 龍鷹
- Flying Circle Boys 飛圈仔
- Flying Dragons 飛龍幫
- Fong-Fong Boys 豐芳男[14]
- Fuk Ching 福青 [17]
- Ghost Shadows 鬼影幫[18]
- Golden Star 金星
- Green Dragons 青龍[19]
- NICKAR CHING 香港仔
- Hop Sing Boys 合勝仔[20]
- Hung Pho 紅火
- Immortals 神仙[14]
- Kit Jai 傑仔[16]
- Korrupted Boys 男孩
- Liang Shan (Quen Ying) 梁山[21]
- Mo Ming Pai 無名派[22]
- Phoenician Warriors[14]
- Ping Boys 平仔[23]
- Raiders 攻略[14]
- Red Dragon[24]
- Red Sun 紅陽[25]
- Salakau 369
- Seven Stars 七星[26]
- Sing Wa 興華[27]
- Snakehead (gang) 蛇頭
- Suey Sing Boys 萃勝仔[28]
- Taiwan Boys 台灣仔
- Thien Long Boyz 天龍
- Tung On 東安幫[29]
- Viet Ching 越青[30]
- White Dragons 白龍
- White Eagles 白鷹[18]
- White Tigers 白虎
- Yau Lai 友利
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza
SyndicatesEdit
Further information: List of Yakuza syndicatesThree largest syndicatesEdit
The Yakuza are still active in Japan. Although Yakuza membership has declined since the implementation of the Anti-Boryokudan Act in 1992, the Japanese National Police Agency estimated in 2022 that approximately 11,400 Yakuza members were engaged in illegal activity in Japan.[2]The Yakuza does not consist of just one group, rather there are many different syndicategroups that together form one of the largest organized crime groups in the world.[26]
In recent years, the three major yakuza have formed a loose alliance, and in April 2023, Kiyoshi Takayama, the wakagashira (second-in-command) of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Shuji Ogawa, the kaichō (chairman) of the Sumiyoshi-kai, and Kazuya Uchibori (ja), the kaichō of the Inagawa-kai, held a social gathering.[27]
| Principal families | Description | Mon (crest) |
|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi-gumi (山口組, Yamaguchi-gumi) | The Yamaguchi-gumi is the largest Yakuza family, accounting for 30% of all Yakuza in Japan, with 3,800 members and 4,300 quasi-members as of 2022.[2] From its headquarters in Kobe, it directs criminal activities throughout Japan. It is also involved in operations in Asia and the United States. Shinobu Tsukasa, also known as Kenichi Shinoda, is the Yamaguchi-gumi's current oyabun. He follows an expansionist policy and has increased operations in Tokyo(which has not traditionally been the territory of the Yamaguchi-gumi.) The Yamaguchi family is successful to the point where its name has become synonymous with Japanese organized crime in many parts of Asia outside Japan. Many Chinese or Korean persons who do not know the name "Yakuza" would know the name "Yamaguchi-gumi", which is frequently portrayed in gangster films.[citation needed][28] One of the best-known bosses of the Yamaguchi-gumi was Kazuo Taoka, the "Godfather of all Godfathers", who was responsible for the syndicate’s massive growth and success during the 20th century.[29] |
"Yamabishi" (山菱) |
| Sumiyoshi-kai (住吉会) | The Sumiyoshi-kai is the second-largest Yakuza family, with an estimated 2,400 members and 1,400 quasi-members as of 2022.[2]Sumiyoshi-kai is a confederation of smaller Yakuza groups. Its current head (会長 kai-cho) is Shūji Ogawa. Structurally, Sumiyoshi-kai differs from its principal rival, the Yamaguchi-gumi, in that it functions like a federation. The chain of command is more relaxed, and its leadership is distributed among several other members.[28] |
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| Inagawa-kai(稲川会) | The Inagawa-kai is the third-largest Yakuza family in Japan, with roughly 1,900 members and 1,200 quasi-members as of 2022.[2] It is based in the Tokyo-Yokohama area and was one of the first Yakuza families to expand its operations outside of Japan.[28] |
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Designated bōryokudanEdit
A designated boryokudan (指定暴力団, Shitei Bōryokudan)[30] is a "particularly harmful" Yakuza group[31] registered by the PrefecturalPublic Safety Commissions under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law (暴力団対策法, Bōryokudan Taisaku Hō) enacted in 1991.[32] Groups are designated as boryokudan if their members take advantage of the gang's influence to do business, are structured to have one leader, and have a large portion of their members hold criminal records.[6]Under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law, the Prefectural Public Safety Commissions have registered 24 syndicates as the designated boryokudan groups. Fukuoka Prefecture has the largest number of designated boryokudan groups among all of the prefectures, at 5; the Kudo-kai, the Taishu-kai, the Fukuhaku-kai, the Dojin-kai, and the Namikawa-kai.[33] After the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law was enacted, many Yakuza syndicates made efforts to restructure to appear more professional and legitimate.[6]
Designated boryokudan groups are usually large organizations (mostly formed before World War II, some before the Meiji Restorationof the 19th century); however, there are some exceptions such as the Namikawa-kai, which, with its blatant armed conflicts with the Dojin-kai, was registered only two years after its formation.[citation needed]
In August 2021, the Fukuoka District Court sentenced Satoru Nomura, the fifth head of Kudo-kai, to death for murder and attempted murder. This was the first death sentence handed down to a designated bōryokudan head. Kudo-kai is the only one of the designated bōryokudan to be designated as a especially dangerous designated bōryokudan(特定危険指定暴力団, Tokutei Kiken Shitei Bōryokudan), a more dangerous type of bōryokudan.[34]
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List of Yakuza syndicates
Yakuza (Japanese: ヤクザ, [jaꜜkɯza]), also known as gokudō (極道, "the extreme path"), are members of transnational organized crimesyndicates originating in Japan.
SyndicatesEdit
Four largest syndicatesEdit
Although yakuza membership has declined following an anti-gang law aimed specifically at yakuza and passed by the Japanese government in 1992, there are thought to be about 25,900 active yakuza members in Japan today.[1]| Principal families | Description | Mon (crest) |
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| Yamaguchi-gumi (六代目山口組, Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi) | The Yamaguchi-gumi is the largest yakuza family, with about 8,200 members. |
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| Sumiyoshi-kai (住吉会) | The Sumiyoshi-kai is the second-largest yakuza family, with 4,200 members. Sumiyoshi-kai is a confederation of smaller yakuza groups. Its current head (会長 oyabun) is Isao Seki. |
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| Inagawa-kai(稲川会) | The Inagawa-kai is the third-largest yakuza family in Japan, with roughly 3,300 members. It is based in the Tokyo-Yokohama area and was one of the first yakuza families to expand its operations outside of Japan. |
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| Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (神戸山口組, Kōbe-Yamaguchi-gumi) | The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi is the fourth-largest yakuza family, with 3,000 members. They are a splinter group who broke away from the Yamaguchi-gumi family in 2015. |
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Designated bōryokudanEdit
A designated boryokudan (指定暴力団, Shitei Bōryokudan)[2] is a "particularly harmful" yakuza group[3] registered by the PrefecturalPublic Safety Commissions under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law (暴力団対策法, Bōryokudan Taisaku Hō) enacted in 1991.[4]The numbers that follow the names of bōryokudan groups refer to the group's leadership. For example, Yoshinori Watanabeheaded the Yamaguchi-gumi fifth; on his retirement, Shinobu Tsukasa became head of the Yamaguchi-gumi sixth, and "Yamaguchi-gumi VI" is the group's formal name.
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Prominent South Korean gangsEdit
There are many named local gangs and organized crime affiliates in South Korea. They often operate small, local businesses to earn extra money, however, their usual source of income comes from protection fees, in which they take over a certain neighborhood designated as their "territory" (Korean: 구역), demanding that all businesses in the neighborhood make a monthly payment to the gang leaders in exchange for not damaging their business. Some of the most proeminent criminal syndicates are:- the Beomseobangpa gang, founded in the 1990s by Kim Tae-chon (Hangul: 김태촌), one of the most powerful criminals in South Korea.[6]
- the Yangeuni Family, one of the most powerful criminal syndicates in South Korea, founded in the 1970s by Cho Yang-eun (Hangul: 조양은), a powerful South Korean crime boss known for having been arrested by the Philippine government in 2013.[7]
- the Chilsung-pa (also known as the Seven Star Mob), known as one of the biggest criminal syndicates in South Korea, the biggest crime syndicate of Busan and whose main source of profit for the gang is extortionand blackmail.[8]
Southeast Asian criminal organizationsEdit
See also: Piracy in the Strait of Malacca- Thailand
- Cambodian crime gangs
- Teng Bunma organization
- Indonesian crime gangs
- Preman (See also Pancasila Youth and insurgency in Aceh)
- Medan gang
- Malaysian crime gangs
- Filipino crime gangs
Vietnamese Xã Hội ĐenEdit
- Bình Xuyên[77]
- Đại Cathay's mafia during the 60s
- Năm Cam's mafia of the 90s[5][7]
- Khánh Trắng's "Đồng Xuân Labor Union", a crime syndicate under the guise of a legal entity
- Dung Hà's gang
- Mạnh Bệu’s illegal gambling ring
- Dũng Mặt Sắt’s illegal car smugglingorganization
- Minh Sâm’s illegal logging organization
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