6th-Generation Yamaguchi-gumi Wakagashira-Assistant’s Bold Surprise Visit to Chiba Prefecture Outskirts Amid Strict Police Security

They are arriving!

On a morning in mid-July, the headquarters of the designated crime syndicate Soai-kai, located on the outskirts of Ichihara City in Chiba Prefecture, was enveloped in a tense atmosphere. More than 10 investigators from the Chiba Prefectural Police, the Metropolitan Police Department, and the Kanagawa Prefectural Police were on guard in the parking lot of the headquarters.

Amid the high alert, at around 10:30 a.m., vehicles of caterers entered and exited the building, and members of the union, who had received plastic bags, entered the headquarters in tow. It seemed that preparations were being made for something. Not long after that, a loud voice rang out, just like the one at the beginning of this article. The voice signaled an immediate increase in the tension at the site. It was Shomei Takeuchi, an assistant to the young leader of the Yamaguchigumi VI, who drove into the scene in a pure white luxury car.

In front of the headquarters, Soai-kai members were standing erect and immobile with their collars straightened. While Mr. Nobu Shiizuka, the chairman of Soaikai, appeared to personally welcome him, Mr. Shomei Takeuchi entered the headquarters with a smile, receiving a warm welcome.

What was the purpose of a top executive of the Yamaguchigumi VI visiting another organization in broad daylight?

‘On this day, a birthday celebration was being held for Chairman Shiizuka.’ The two have a friendly relationship, with Yamaguchigumi VI head Tsukasa Shinobu serving as guardian during the succession ceremony for the change of chairman in 2004. Since this was a celebration of the top leader, it means that the person who participated from the Yamaguchigumi VI was an assistant to the head of the Takeuchi Wakatou. Other participants included the executive member, Mr. Mitsuo Sato, chairman of the Ochiai Kanamachi Union and Mr. Shigemasa Hamada, head of the direct supervisor, Hamao Gumi II, and Mr. Hideaki Mizushima, head of the Wakachu and organizing committee member, Mashida Gumi IV.”

About 10 minutes later, the assistant head, Mr. Takeuchi, came out while talking with Chairman Shiizuka and other Soai-kai executives. Assistant Wako Takeuchi smiled even before heading home. From his expression, we could see that he had a fulfilling time despite his short stay. He got into a luxury car and was seen off by Soai-kai executives as he left the headquarters.

This summer will mark the 10th year of the “Yamaguchigumi split war. Before this milestone, the Yamaguchigumi VI seems to have no hesitation in diplomacy.

In the paid version of “FRIDAY GOLD,” many photos of assistant headman Takeuchi visiting the headquarters of the Soai-kai are published. It also reports in detail on the circumstances behind the aggressive diplomacy of the Yamaguchigumi VI.