Kyosei-kai

The Kyosei-kai (共政会, Kyōsei-kai) is a yakuza group based in Hiroshima, Japan.

Kyosei-kai
The daimon of Kyosei-kai
Founded1964 (1964)
FounderTatsuo Yamamura
Founding locationHiroshima, Japan
Membership130
Leader(s)Atsumu Moriya

History

The Kyosei-kai was formed in May 1964 from seven yakuza clans united by bakuto Tatsuo Yamamura.[1]

Condition

The Kyosei-kai is known for its history of fierce conflicts with various other yakuza groups, and therefore, the Kyosei-kai is thought to be most responsible for creating Hiroshima's "town of violence" image.[2] Notably the Kyosei-kai has been in conflict with the Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest yakuza syndicate, since the early 1960s.

The Kyosei-kai was a leading member of two anti-Yamaguchi federations, the Kansai Hatsuka-kai (formed in 1970) and the Nishinippon Hatsuka-kai (formed in 1989), and has formed a new anti-Yamaguchi federation named the Gosha-kai since 1996 with three other Chugoku-based organizations, the Kyodo-kai, the Asano-gumi, the Goda-ikka, and the Shikoku-based Shinwa-kai.

The Battles Without Honor and Humanity yakuza film series is based on actual 20th-century yakuza conflicts engaged in by Hiroshima yakuza syndicates, particularly the events leading up to the formation of the Kyosei-kai.[2]

Presidents
  • 1st (1964–1965): Tatsuo Yamamura
  • 2nd (1965–1970): Takeshi Hattori
  • 3rd (1970–1987): Hisashi Yamada
  • 4th (1990–2003): Isao Okimoto
  • 5th (2004–present): Atsumu Moriya

References
  1. "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan", 1993, National Police Agency (in Japanese)
  2. "Chitizens standing up against boryokudan conflicts", Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese)
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