Kudo-kai, a yakuza group based in Kitakyushu, is believed to have held a succession ceremony on 31 October at the Tamuragumi office in Fukuchi, with reports suggesting that its number two, chairman Goto Yasushi (後藤靖), may have become the group’s 6th-generation chairman.
The article reports that Kudo-kai is believed to have held a ceremony for the succession of its chairman on 31 October. The location is said to have been around the Tamuragumi office in Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, where many organized crime figures reportedly gathered, while prefectural police and investigators are said to have inspected the area.
According to the prefectural police, Goto Yasushi (後藤靖), 51, is believed to have become the 6th-generation chairman. Authorities are carefully confirming the status of his predecessor, defendant Tanoue Fumio (田上不美夫), 70.
Defendant Tanoue is said to be appealing a life-imprisonment sentence for charges including violations of the Act on Punishment of Organized Crime and Control of Crime Proceeds, including attempted organized murder, in connection with the stabbing of a nurse and other incidents. Defendant Nomura Satoru (野村悟), 79, also received a life-imprisonment sentence, and there was a period when his retirement was reported.
Police pointed out that the use of external venues is restricted under ordinances excluding organized crime groups, and stated that Kudo-kai’s representative change had changed from the previous representative to defendant Tanoue. Many of the group’s offices are said to have already been removed, and the article also reports that an affiliated office of Taishukai is believed to have been used.