Kodo-kai
The daimon of the Kodo-kai | |
| Founded | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Shinobu Tsukasa, 24 other members including Kiyoshi Takayama |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Territory | Nagoya, Japan |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Membership | 4000 |
| Activities | Banking, investment banking (for the criminal underworld) real estate, securities, show business |
| Allies | Seibu Rengo, Komatsu-gumi, Koike-gumi, Fukushima Rengo, Jido-kai, Omi-ikka |
The Kodo-kai (弘道会 Kōdō-kai, Koh-doh-kai) is a yakuza criminal organization based in Nagoya, Japan. It is a secondary organization of the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest known yakuza syndicate in Japan. With an estimated membership of 4,000, it is the second-largest Yamaguchi affiliate after the Yamaken-gumi, and operates in at least 18 prefectures.
The Kodo-kai is under close surveillance by the National Police Agency, as the NPA considers the organization to not be a traditional yakuza organization, but to be more like a mafia-type organization or terrorist organization. The Kodo-kai is notorious for its defiant attitude toward the official, and has dispensed with the yakuza's traditional policy of co-operating with the police.
The Kodo-kai has been one of the wealthiest clans in the Yamaguchi-gumi, with an immense working capital estimated at around $5 billion.