Noboru Yamaguchi (yakuza) explained

Noboru Yamaguchi
Birth Date:1902
Birth Place:Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan
Death Date:October 4, 1942

was the second kumicho, or Godfather, of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang in Japan.[1]

He assumed control of the gang in 1925 from his father, the gang's founder, Harukichi Yamaguchi.[2] He ruled until 1942, and was succeeded in 1946 by his protégé, Kazuo Taoka.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From Father to Son: Noboru Yamaguchi, the Second Leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi . 2024-04-29 . Spreaker . en-US.
  2. News: Lee . Michelle Ye Hee . 2021-10-18 . As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime . 2024-04-29 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  3. Web site: Schreiber . Mark . 2015-01-17 . Mags go big for Kobe gang's 100th . 2024-04-29 . The Japan Times . en.
  4. Web site: Wakatsuki . Tiffany Ap,Yoko . 2015-11-17 . Japanese gang boss found beaten to death . 2024-04-29 . CNN . en.

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