Shinwa-kai

The Shinwa-kai (親和会) is a yakuza group based in Takamatsu, Kagawa on Shikoku, Japan.[1] It has an estimated 40 active members.[2]

Daimon of Shinwa-kai

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

Takamatsu

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]

References

1. "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime", December 2009, National Police Agency
2. 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.
3. "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan", 1993, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
4. "The Shinwa-kai re-registered as a designated boryokudan" Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, 11 December 2010, Shikoku Shimbun (in Japanese)
5. "Boryokudan condition in Kagawa Prefecture", October 2010, Kagawa Prefecture (in Japanese)
6. "The Fourth Kyosei-kai", 20 February 2008, Matsue Joho Center (in Japanese)