Yakuza

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:crime
organized crime syndicate
gptkbp:activity gptkb:drug_trafficking
gptkb:fraud
money laundering
human trafficking
prostitution
illegal gambling
loan sharking
extortion
political corruption
protection rackets
smuggling
arms trafficking
construction industry crime
real estate crime
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gokudō
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:founded 17th century
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Kobe_(Yamaguchi-gumi)
gptkb:Tokyo_(Inagawa-kai)
gptkb:Tokyo_(Sumiyoshi-kai)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yakuza
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:samurai
kabukimono
gptkbp:leaderTitle oyabun
gptkbp:legalStatus illegal
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Yakuza_video_game_series
gptkb:animated_television_series
gptkb:manga_series
Yakuza film genre
gptkbp:member kobun
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Fukuoka_shootings_(2011)
gptkb:Kobe_Yamaguchi-gumi_split_(2015)
gptkb:Sumiyoshi-kai–Yamaguchi-gumi_conflict
gptkb:Yama-Ichi_War_(1985–1989)
Anti-Yakuza crackdowns (2010s–2020s)
Great Hanshin earthquake relief (1995)
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Inagawa-kai
gptkb:Sumiyoshi-kai
gptkb:Yamaguchi-gumi
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Yoshinori_Watanabe
gptkb:Kenichi_Shinoda
gptkb:Shinobu_Tsukasa
gptkb:Kazuo_Taoka
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 20,000 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Anti-Boryokudan_Law_(Japan)
gptkbp:symbol elaborate rituals
family hierarchy
full-body tattoos (irezumi)
missing finger joints (yubitsume)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tekiya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5