15 relations: Dojin-kai, Fukuhaku-kai, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, Kitakyushu, Kudo-kai, Kumamoto, Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Kyushu Seido-kai, National Police Agency (Japan), Organized crime, Tagawa, Fukuoka, Yakuza, Yamaguchi-gumi.
Dojin-kai
The, or "Dojin group", is a yakuza organization headquartered in Kurume, Fukuoka, on the Kyushu island of Japan,, April 2011, National Police Agency a designated yakuza syndicate, with approximately 850 members. As well as being known as a militant yakuza organization, the Dojin-kai has also been known as a de facto drug cartel, as its activities have allegedly included large-scale drug trafficking, specifically methamphetamine trafficking, which is traditionally shunned in the yakuza world. With its activities of drug trafficking, the Dojin-kai has allegedly been Japan's largest wholesale dealer in drugs since the late 20th century, after the disbanding of three other yakuza groups based in northern Kyushu; Tagawa-based Sadaoka-gumi, known as " Methlord in the Showa era" which was crushed by the Taishu-kai, Okawa-based Hamada-kai, and Kumamoto-based Yamano-kai.
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Fukuhaku-kai
The is a yakuza organization based in Fukuoka on the Kyushu island of Japan.
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Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Kitakyushu
is one of two designated cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, together with Fukuoka, with a population of just under 1 million people.
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Kudo-kai
The is a yakuza group headquartered in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka on the Kyushu island of Japan, with an estimated 630 active members.
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Kumamoto
is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
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Kurume, Fukuoka
is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands.
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Kyushu Seido-kai
The is a yakuza organization based in Fukuoka Prefecture on the Kyushu island of Japan, with an estimated 380 active members.
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National Police Agency (Japan)
The is an agency administered by the National Public Safety Commission of the Cabinet Office of the Cabinet of Japan, and is the central agency of the Japanese police system, and the central coordinating agency of law enforcement in situations of national emergency in Japan.
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Organized crime
Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals who intend to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for money and profit.
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Tagawa, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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Yakuza
, also known as, are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan.
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Yamaguchi-gumi
is Japan's largest yakuza organization.
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