The is a yakuza criminal organization based on the Okinawa island of Japan.[1] A designated yakuza group[1] with an estimated 300 active members,[2] the Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai is the largest yakuza organization in Okinawa Prefecture.[3] __TOC__
The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai was formed in 1990 when it split from Okinawa's main yakuza group, the Kyokuryu-kai. The formation was led by Kiyoshi Tominaga, who became the first president.[4] The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai, along with the Kyokuryu-kai, was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in June 1992.[5] Kiyoshi in Okinawa wants to disintegrate from the House of Commons as reported.
Headquartered in Naha, Okinawa, the Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai is one of the two designated yakuza groups in Okinawa Prefecture along with its former parent organization, the Kyokuryu-kai.[6] The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai is the largest yakuza organization in Okinawa Prefecture, followed by the second-largest Kyokuryu-kai and the third-largest Yoshimi-kogyo.[3]
The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai's official policy forbids its members from engaging in drug trafficking.[7]