<figure id="attachment_405764" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-405764" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="beb23426"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/12/34515c1d5a05d85d90d53da3a4b21e45.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-405764" class="wp-caption-text">Mr. Tsukasa (center) shows up at the &#8220;Nokai. To his right, assistant headman Takeuchi welcomes him with a bowed head. His expression is grim as the &#8220;Yamaguchigumi split war&#8221; enters its 10th year.</figcaption></figure>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Oyakata is coming in!&#8221;</span></p>
<p> The street in front of the Nidaime Kokuryoya family, which has its headquarters in the suburbs of Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, was filled with a wild atmosphere from before sunrise in mid-December. From early in the morning, luxury cars entered and exited one after another, and the direct members of the Yamaguchigumi VI entered the headquarters with a somber look on their faces. By the time it was past 7:30 a.m., all the direct supervisors, including their proxies, were present.</p>
<p> As the sun rose, it was not only the yakuza who increased in number. Investigators from not only the local Shizuoka Prefectural Police, but also Aichi Prefectural Police, Kyoto Prefectural Police, the Metropolitan Police Department, and others from all over Japan gathered in the vicinity. More than 50 people were on high alert, even if they were only visible to the naked eye.</p>
<p> As the clock approached 8:30 a.m., the direct attendants and executives began to line up side by side in the parking lot. Standing about one or two steps in front of them, lengthening his neck at the front of the line, is Shomei Takeuchi, 64, assistant to the head of the Wakagashira. As the immediate attendants gathered and the investigators watched with bated breath, the tension at the scene reached its peak with the opening words of the guidance staff.</p>
<p> It was 82-year-old Shinobu Tsukasa, head of the Yamaguchigumi VI, who alighted from a black luxury car.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> On this day, what was being held at the headquarters of the secondary Yamaguchigumi organization, the Kokuryoya clan, was the &#8220;Nokai&#8221; of the Yamaguchigumi VI. It used to be called &#8216;Jihatsu-meeting. It is a ceremony to look back on the past year and reconfirm the unity of the bosses and members toward the next year. Especially this year, Koji Nakata, the leader of the Sanken Gumi V, who was acquitted and released on October 30, also participated in the ceremony. Together with the direct members who were all present, it was one of the largest in recent years&#8221; (a journalist familiar with the Yamaguchigumi situation).</span></p>
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<h3><span class="strongInContent"> Willingness to end &#8220;the 10th year of the split war</span></h3>
<p> On the day of the event, Mr. Tsukasa was wearing a white sweater, a gray jacket, and a bright blue scarf. His expression was very grim as he entered the headquarters at a brisk pace, watched over by senior management.</p>
<p> At the party, Seiji Takayama (77), the new head of the clan, gave a speech to the head Tsukasa, and announced the clan&#8217;s policy for 2013, &#8220;Harmony, Friendship, and Unity. This has been the same policy for the last nine consecutive years since the &#8220;Yamaguchigumi split war&#8221; began in August 2003. The journalist mentioned above said,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The journalist mentioned above said, &#8220;Once again, the will to end the conflict was shared within the union. I could see this determination in the expression on the face of the head of the Tsukasa clan as he entered the venue.</span></p>
<p> The head of the Tsukasa clan&#8217;s expression as he entered the venue showed his determination,&#8221; the journalist analyzed. Prior to the party that started around 10:00 a.m., a &#8220;sake cup ceremony&#8221; was held at the venue. On that day, the released Nakata and other members exchanged a father-son sake cup with the Tsukasa clan leader. After the sake ceremony, the party moved on to a &#8220;celebration banquet&#8221; with companions.</p>
<p> The paid version of &#8220;FRIDAY GOLD&#8221; reported in detail on the &#8220;celebration banquet&#8221; held after the nokai, along with many photos. It also reports on the current status of the &#8220;split war,&#8221; which began in 2003 and entered its 10th year this summer.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_405788" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-405788" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="8aaf05a9"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/12/6c83ca4260fbb082238322870814e2c5.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-405788" class="wp-caption-text">The headquarters of the second generation Kokuryoya clan where a farewell party was held.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_405789" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-405789" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="30412417"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/12/7ec731742ffa5145308c9f8fbcd22990.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-405789" class="wp-caption-text"> Assistant head Takeuchi (center) and others awaiting the arrival of the clan leader, Mr. Tsukasa. The scene was filled with tension.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_405790" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-405790" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="26c14b70"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/12/a25ff399410e0fb8733251aabb0d8539.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-405790" class="wp-caption-text"> Mr. Tsukasa showed up just before 8:30 a.m. He was wearing a white sweater and a blue jacket. He was wearing a white sweater and jacket with a blue scarf.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_405792" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-405792" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f7954af1"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/12/3f1b50f43ec8701f43b1f58154c4635d.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-405792" class="wp-caption-text"> His expression was grim, perhaps due to the prolonged &#8220;split war.</figcaption></figure>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" Image] Oh, terrible... Young boss Takayama leading his gang members."></div>
<figure id="attachment_405793" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-405793" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="de08e39e"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/12/07ae96081396366c2eb0901a221fe717.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-405793" class="wp-caption-text">The meeting ended before 1:00 pm. As they headed home, Mr. Tsukasa&#8217;s expression was relatively calm.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_405795" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-405795" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="7cee7025"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/12/7cf2b38ed7afc03217ae031beff01877.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-405795" class="wp-caption-text"> Wakagashira Takayama (center) is seen off by the leaders as he climbs into the car for his ride home.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_405796" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-405796" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="51e86cb3"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/12/67f69f358514ddb8f4db77ceee77a4ed.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-405796" class="wp-caption-text"> Waving him off, he left the venue.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_405798" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-405798" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="6701ba34"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/12/0c1a4e9e539f893b8d63a144cf55ba01.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-405798" class="wp-caption-text"> This year, too, the party ended without a hitch. Afterwards, the executive members, including assistant headman Takeuchi, headed home in groups of three.</figcaption></figure>
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 Takero Shintai

 The "Nokai" of the Yamaguchigumi VI was held again this year. This time, the meeting was held with the participation of all the direct advisors, but the expression on the face of the head of the Tsukasa Shinobu clan was grim. What took place at the meeting? We report the inside story.

The direct members of the Yamaguchi Gumi gather together, and a companion is invited to the banquet&#8230; The whole inside story of the &#8220;Nenkai&#8221; held by the leader of the Yamaguchi Gumi VI, Shinobu Tsukasa.

The direct members of the Yamaguchi Gumi gather together, and a companion is invited to the banquet… The whole inside story of the “Nenkai” held by the leader of the Yamaguchi Gumi VI, Shinobu Tsukasa.

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