Goda-ikka
 The daimon of Goda-ikka | |
| Founder | Koichi Goda |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Membership | 60 |
| Leader(s) | Makoto Suehiro |
The Goda-ikka (合田一家, Gōda-ikka) is a yakuza group based in Yamaguchi, Japan.[1] It is a designated yakuza group and Yamaguchi Prefecture's largest, with an estimated 60 members.[2]
History
[edit]The group was formed in 1948 as the Goda-gumi (合田組, Gōda-gumi) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi by Koichi Goda, then a member of an old yakuza clan, the Kagotora-gumi. The Goda-gumi was renamed the Goda-ikka in 1968.[3] It was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in July 1992.[4]
Kanji Nukui became its six-generation president in 1994. In October 2009, following his retirement, Makoto Suehiro became the seventh-generation president.[5]
Description
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Based in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, the Goda-ikka has known offices in two other prefectures.[6]
It is the largest yakuza group in Yamaguchi Prefecture, followed by the Yamaguchi-gumi. As of 2008, about 64% of yakuza members in Yamaguchi Prefecture belong to the Goda-ikka.[7]
Since 1996, the Goda-ikka has been a member of an anti-Yamaguchi federation, the Gosha-kai, along with three other Chugoku-based organizations, the Kyosei-kai, the Kyodo-kai, the Asano-gumi, and the Shikoku-based Shinwa-kai.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime" Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, December 2009, National Police Agency
- ^ National Police Agency(in Japanese) (2020-04-02). 令和元年における組織犯罪の情勢【確定値版 (PDF) (Report). pp. 7–40. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan", 1993, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
- ^ "List of designated boryokudan groups under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law", 2 August 2011, The Kochi Prefectural Center for the Elimination of Violence (in Japanese)
- ^ "The 7th President announces the succession, The Goda-ikka, The Prefectural Police on red alert" Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, 21 October 2009, Yamaguchi Shimbun (in Japanese)
- ^ "2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures", 2010, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
- ^ "2008's First Shunan City Police Department Conference Proceedings"[permanent dead link], 2008, Yamaguchi Prefectural Police (in Japanese)
- ^ "The Fourth Kyosei-kai", 20 February 2008, Matsue Joho Center (in Japanese)
Designated yakuza groups | |
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| Kyushu | |
