Shinwa-kai explained

The is a yakuza group based in Takamatsu, Kagawa on Shikoku, Japan.^[1] It has an estimated 30 active members.^[2]

History

The Takamatsu Shinwa-kai was renamed the Shinwa-kai in 1971.^[3] The Shinwa-kai was registered as a designated yakuza group in December 1992.^[4]

Condition

The Shinwa-kai has been based in Takamatsu, Kagawa, ever since its formation,^[3] and is the only designated yakuza group based in the Shikoku region.^[1] The Shinwa-kai is one of the four designated yakuza syndicates active in Kagawa Prefecture, along with the Yamaguchi-gumi, the Sumiyoshi-kai, and the Kyodo-kai.^[5]

Since 1996, the Shinwa-kai has been a member of an anti-Yamaguchi federation named the Gosha-kai, along with four Chugoku-based organizations, the Kyosei-kai, the Kyodo-kai, the Goda-ikka, and the Asano-gumi.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.npa.go.jp/english/kokusai/20.pdf "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime"
2. . 2020-04-02. 令和元年における組織犯罪の情勢【確定値版. 7-40. PDF. 2020-04-29.
3. http://www.npa.go.jp/hakusyo/h05/h050101.html "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan"
4. http://news.shikoku-np.co.jp/kagawa/social/201012/20101211000122.htm "The Shinwa-kai re-registered as a designated boryokudan"
5. http://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kgwpub/pub/cms/upfiles/2_6896_2.pdf "Boryokudan condition in Kagawa Prefecture"
6. http://www.web-sanin.jp/gov/boutsui/mini36.htm "The Fourth Kyosei-kai"