The Asano-clan (浅野氏) is a yakuza group based in Okayama, Japan.[1] The Asano-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 60 active members.[2]
 The daimon of Asano-clan | |
| Founded | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Shin'ichi Asano |
| Founding location | Okayama, Japan |
| Membership | 60 |
| Leader(s) | Yutaka Hiraoka |
History
editThe Asano-gumi was formed in 1945 as a bakuto organization named the Oyama-ikka (大山一家, Ōyama-ikka) by Kunio Oyama. The group restarted as the Asano-gumi with the head of Shin'ichi Asano in April 1952 following Oyama's retirement. Yoshiaki Kushida succeeded as president in September 1983.[3]
Condition
editThe Asano-gumi has been based in Kasaoka, Okayama ever since its formation.[3]
The Asano-gumi caused conflicts with the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Kyodo-kai in the late 20th century. In one notable case, Asano member(s) shot and murdered two Yamaguchi members in Kurashiki in 1987, as a retaliation for an earlier attack by Yamaguchi member(s) involving carving knives against two Asano members.[3]
Since 1996, the Asano-gumi has been a member of an anti-Yamaguchi federation named the Gosha-kai, along with three other Chugoku-based organizations, the Kyosei-kai, the Kyodo-kai, the Goda-ikka, and the Shikoku-based Shinwa-kai.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime" Archived 2011-08-10 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.
- ^ a b c "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan", 1993, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
- ^ "The Fourth Kyosei-kai", 20 February 2008, Matsue Joho Center (in Japanese)