New movement in “Yamaguchigumi VI! …Adjustment is underway for the “replacement” after the declaration of the end of the war [inside report].

Executives gathered and Advisor Seiji Takayama attended in person

In mid-December, the headquarters of the Shimizu Family VI, a secondary organization of the Yamaguchigumi VI, in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, was enveloped in an unusual tension. As many as 60 investigators from all over the country, including the local Shizuoka Prefectural Police, gathered at the headquarters to keep a watchful eye on the situation, the leader of the Yamaguchigumi VI, Shinobu Tsukasa (83), appeared before the leaders of the Yamaguchigumi VI, who were standing erect and immobile.

On this day, the “Jihatsu-meeting ceremony” of the Yamaguchigumi VI was held, and Advisor Seiji Takayama (78), who left the Wakatodai in April, made an appearance to show that he is still going strong. After the ceremony, the annual karaoke contest was held. Female companions also participated, and songs such as Eigo Kawashima’s “Jidai Okure” and Teresa Teng’s “Toki no Nagare ni Mi wo Makase” were performed, which seemed to be very exciting” (a journalist familiar with the Yamaguchigumi situation).

The ceremony that started at around 9:00 ended before 2:30 p.m., including the karaoke contest. The head of the Yamaguchigumi was sent off by the executives and went back to his home.

The year 2013 was a “turbulent year” for Yamaguchigumi VI, which in April submitted to the Hyogo Prefectural Police a written pledge to “bring to an end” the split war with the Kobe Yamaguchigumi that had been going on since 2003 and to “never cause any trouble in the future, The 10-year-long feud came to an end unilaterally. After that, the company quickly implemented a series of personnel changes to rejuvenate the organization. In the four months leading up to the summer, eight members were promoted to the executive committee, including Shomei Takeuchi, 65, who was promoted to young leader.

Not a few changes were also made at this year’s New Year’s ceremony. The name of the ceremony, which had been called the “Nokai” since 1919, when the war intensified, was changed this year to “Jikki-Meeting” (the ceremony for the beginning of the new year). Dress was also changed from suits to kimono. From this return to the basics, we could see through the intentions of the VI Yamaguchigumi to appeal the “end of the struggle” to people inside and outside the organization.

The forced declaration of the end of the conflict and the rapid replacement of blood. What these two mean is the “birth of the seventh generation.

The move toward the replacement of the former boss is now in full swing as we approach the 20-year milestone since the inauguration of the Tsukasa clan in 2005. This is the reason why they are ending the war that has been an obstacle and rejuvenating the organization.

The boss will assume the new post of “president,” and he will probably try to hand the position over to Takeuchi while maintaining his influence. The president system, which had not been allowed for affiliated organizations until now, was introduced to five organizations in ’25 alone. The fact that Kodokai, the core organization of Yamaguchigumi VI, also introduced the presidential system is undoubtedly seen as laying the groundwork for this.

In fact, it is said that just before the commencement ceremony, information circulated that “the nomination of a successor was to take place,” and the police authorities scrambled to find out what was going on. As a result, there was no movement, but a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department official believes that “there will be a replacement within the year ’26.

Investigators from the Riot Police Division are also gathering information from Sumiyoshi-kai and Inagawa-kai officials in order to find out what is going on inside the organization. Tsukasa will be in his mid-80s this January. The fact that Takeuchi has been actively interacting with other groups since assuming the position of young head is probably a groundwork for his assumption of the position of seventh head. The outer moat has been filled, and an announcement could come at any time.

Japan’s largest crime syndicate has reached a major turning point.

From the January 2, 9, and 16, 2026 issue of “FRIDAY