Influence of the intensifying war of division? ……Why did the “assistant head” of Yamaguchigumi VI appear in Roppongi in the middle of the day?

On June 5, a group of strong-looking men gathered at a prime location near Tokyo Midtown. They were executives of the designated crime syndicate Inagawa-kai. Police vehicles were also on the scene, and the area was enveloped in a tense atmosphere.

Just before 11:00 a.m., an Alphard arrived. Inside the car, Shomei Takeuchi, assistant to the young leader of the Yamaguchigumi’s “Yamaguchigumi VI,” got out. While Inagawa-kai members called out “Good morning” and “Thank you very much,” Takeuchi entered the building with a stern expression on his face.

What was the purpose of Mr. Takeuchi’s visit to Inagawa-kai in Roppongi in broad daylight?

It was Inagawa-kai President Jiro Kiyota’s birthday. Mr. Takeuchi visited Inagawa-kai to celebrate. In addition to Mr. Takeuchi, executives from the Yamaguchigumi VI, including Mitsuo Sato and Shigemasa Hamada, the leader of the Hamao Gumi II, were also there. Inagawa-kai, Chairman Kazuya Uchibori, who is a “five-minute brother” to Mr. Takeuchi, and other executives welcomed him. Mr. Takeuchi stayed for about 30 minutes and then had lunch with Chairman Uchibori at a soba noodle restaurant in Akasaka.

Three days later, a dinner meeting was held at the headquarters of Kokushikai V, a direct affiliate of Yamaguchigumi VI, in Tokyo, inviting the Inagawa-kai and Matsuba-kai. Mr. Takeuchi also attended this meeting. Mr. Takeuchi also attended this meeting and deepened his friendship with both groups.

The Yamaguchigumi split war will mark its ninth year this August, but there is no end in sight to the war, as evidenced by an incident last October in which Takashi Ikeda, head of the Ikeda-gumi, a gang that left the Kobe Yamaguchigumi, was attacked in a barbershop by a Yamaguchigumi-6 affiliated executive. On the other hand, in April of this year, Manabu Yojima, head of the Yamaguchigumi VI-affiliated Minato Kogyo, was shot and killed. In the background of Yamaguchigumi VI’s daily exchanges with related organizations, there must be an aim to deepen exchange relations with relative organizations and to increase pressure on Kobe Yamaguchigumi, which continues to be in a war” (reporter, Social Affairs Department).

(A reporter from the Social Affairs Department) “The split war is becoming more and more tense. This year may be the turning point.