<figure id="attachment_423626" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423626" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d7b07ecf"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/63511de88ca583162dfe1855b4992e94.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423626" class="wp-caption-text">Inagawa-kai Chairman Uchibori (center) holding President Kiyota&#8217;s tablet</figcaption></figure>
<p> On the morning of April 26, the start of this year&#8217;s GW, which is said to be &#8220;up to 11 consecutive holidays,&#8221; strong men in black suits and black ties were gathering one after another at a hall in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, called &#8220;Yamakawa. There were more than 60 people in attendance. The atmosphere was tense and tense from early in the morning, the opposite of the upbeat mood of the public.</p>
<p> Around 10:00 a.m., investigators from Kanagawa Prefectural Police, Kawasaki Police Department, and the Metropolitan Police Department arrived, and about 10 people went on alert in front of the hall. What in the world was going on in a quiet residential area?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> This hall is the headquarters of the Yamakawa family, a secondary organization of the Inakawakai. Inside the hall, a farewell ceremony was being held for Inakawakai President Jiro Kiyota (86 years old), who passed away on April 21. The Yamakawa family is the organization from which President Kiyota came. However, these are the times we live in. There were no signs with the deceased&#8217;s name written on them, no decorative lanterns, and no wreaths, and the ceremony was held in a secret funeral style. Everyone from the chairman Kazuya Uchibori on down attended the service,&#8221; said a journalist familiar with the gang situation.</span></p>
<p> On the 22nd, the day after President Kiyota&#8217;s death, Shinobu Tsukasa, 83, head of the Yamaguchigumi VI, visited to pay his respects together with Seiji Takayama, 77, who was appointed as &#8220;advisor&#8221; from the new position of &#8220;young head&#8221; and Shomei Takeuchi, 65, newly appointed as &#8220;young head.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The two have a close relationship, having shared a five-minute brother&#8217;s cup with Inagawa-kai President Uchibori. Because of the news of the president&#8217;s death, the top three members, including the head of the Tsukasa clan, came to pay their condolences. This farewell ceremony was a secret funeral for the Inagawa-kai only, and the funeral inviting friendly groups such as the Yamaguchigumi VI and Sumiyoshikai is scheduled to be held in the middle of this month.</span></p>
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<h3><span class="strongInContent"> The inside story of the &#8220;secret funeral&#8221; of the Inagawa-kai president</span></h3>
<p> The secret funeral began at 1:30 p.m. and was held in the hall where the body was laid to rest, with the participation of all of the more than 60 direct attendees, including Chairman Uchibori. Participants burned incense one after another, and the ceremony ended before 2:30 pm. The ceremony was held in a quiet manner with only the members of the union present. As the name &#8220;secret funeral&#8221; implies, it was a quiet affair. At the time of the casket, Mr. Uchibori, with a stern expression on his face, rode in the passenger seat of the hearse with President Kiyota&#8217;s mortuary tablet in his hand, and moved to the funeral hall.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The &#8220;mourner&#8221; was Mrs. Kiyota. Chairman Uchibori is in charge of all funeral-related matters in his capacity as &#8220;host. The fact that he got into the passenger seat of the hearse in which the body was laid to rest, with his tablets in his hand, shows his strong determination as the &#8216;master&#8217; not only for this secret funeral but also for the Inagawa-kai funerals to be held in the future,&#8221; said another journalist familiar with the yakuza industry.</span></p>
<p> President Kiyota&#8217;s remains were cremated and placed at his home. The tightened expression on Chairman Uchibori&#8217;s face at the farewell ceremony showed his determination to move on to the next era.</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" Chairman Uchibori&#39;s &quot;aura figure&quot; at the farewell ceremony"></div>
<figure id="attachment_423627" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423627" style="width: 1276px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="b0b11159"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/e6a98a9dfd3706130d8bbdbce90e3fc8.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423627" class="wp-caption-text">Around 10:00 a.m., the members of the Yamakawa family began to line up. Just before the arrival of Chairman Uchibori, the tension at the site rose dramatically.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_423628" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423628" style="width: 1276px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="11b87c96"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/7300ebd89b4848e5ddd9649b016f915d.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423628" class="wp-caption-text"> Chairman Uchibori (center) arrives at the venue of the farewell ceremony.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_423629" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423629" style="width: 1276px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="310b4844"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/6fe96c29435517bed01ad25632e94716.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423629" class="wp-caption-text"> The members of the union bowed their heads to welcome him.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_423631" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423631" style="width: 1276px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="acff040d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/960b5410949a2ec29604d565c735c5c8.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423631" class="wp-caption-text"> Chairman Uchibori dressed in mourning clothes. His expression is grim.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_423632" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423632" style="width: 1276px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="1338ba98"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/7bb39d90d0a4bab9054aa541660a39b4.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423632" class="wp-caption-text"> Flowers and a catered lunch were brought in after 12:00 p.m.</figcaption></figure>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" Chairman Uchibori holds the tablet of the president of Inagawa-kai."></div>
<figure id="attachment_423633" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423633" style="width: 1276px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="e493046b"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/25abf2a224c07c5a6f635c46450459cd.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423633" class="wp-caption-text">Shortly after 2:00 p.m., Chairman Uchibori came out of the hall.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_423634" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423634" style="width: 1276px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="b9eca0ba"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/73cd4144c2f97cca0cfbbb169d8e3354.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423634" class="wp-caption-text"> He was busily communicating with union members.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_423635" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423635" style="width: 1276px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="dca68e24"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/64a9339d289d7bc67034703adb3b096f.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423635" class="wp-caption-text"> President Kiyota&#8217;s tablet can be seen in Chairman Uchibori&#8217;s hand.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_423636" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-423636" style="width: 1276px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="473d20ef"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/9d19d2f9ef5e3f881be6b934f817a231.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-423636" class="wp-caption-text"> Before 2:30 p.m., about 30 people, including relatives and members of the executive committee, moved from the venue of the farewell ceremony to the funeral hall.</figcaption></figure>
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 The "secret funeral" of Inagawa-kai President Jiro Kiyota, who passed away in April, was held. All the direct attendants were summoned, and Chairman Kazuya Uchibori also attended. The inside story of the funeral, which was held only for Inakawakai officials, can be found at .......

Chairman Kazuya Uchibori personally holds the mortuary tablet in front of 60 members&#8230; The tense inner workings of the &#8220;secret funeral of the president of the Inagawa-kai&#8221; in which all direct members were summoned to attend.

Chairman Kazuya Uchibori personally holds the mortuary tablet in front of 60 members… The tense inner workings of the “secret funeral of the president of the Inagawa-kai” in which all direct members were summoned to attend.

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