Roppongi is in an uproar in broad daylight… Why did Masahiro Nouchi, the leader of the Yamaguchigumi VI, visit Inagawa-kai with the “new chairman of a famous yakuza”?

On March 19, Tokyo was blessed with mid-April weather as the “cherry blossoms” were finally declared to be in full bloom. The area in front of the office of the designated crime syndicate Inagawa-kai, which has its headquarters in Roppongi, one of Tokyo’s most popular shopping areas, was enveloped in a strange tension from early in the morning. Investigators from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the local Azabu Police Station were on the lookout, and media photographers were standing by.

What was going on on this day, which could be said to be the start of the cherry blossom viewing season in earnest?

On the 17th, the day before yesterday, there was a ceremony for the succession of the chairman of the Tosei-kai, a relative group of the Yamaguchigumi VI, and the chairman of the Tosei-kai was replaced. The new chairman came to Inagawa-kai, which is also a relative organization in the East, to give a speech to announce the succession. The new chairman is Tatsuo Ozawa, a former assistant to the head of Koudoukai, a direct affiliate of Yamaguchigumi VI. He had moved to Tosei-kai in October last year after receiving a cup of apprenticeship from Tosei-kai Chairman Yasushi Hayano.

It is extremely unusual for a boss from the Yamaguchigumi VI lineage to serve as the head of another organization, even if it is a relative organization, and the police authorities are closely watching the situation. Chairman Ozawa continues to make the rounds of greetings to other groups, and the first group he visited that day was the Inagawa-kai” (journalist familiar with the yakuza industry).

From the Inagawa-kai, Chairman Uchibori personally responded

We are pleased to see you!

The voice of the gang members echoed, and it was 10:00 a.m. when the Century of Chairman Kazuya Uchibori, the head of the Inagawa-kai, the party to be greeted, arrived. As he got out of the backseat, Mr. Uchibori’s face was cheerful.

A little more than 20 minutes later, the voices of the gang members echoed again. Two luxury cars of the Yamaguchigumi VI arrived, and Chairman Ozawa was in the second car. The man who emerged from the first car was Masahiro Nouchi, chairman of Kodokai, a direct Yamaguchigumi VI affiliate, who had just been promoted on March 11 to the post of “executive officer,” an important post that is said to be a “gateway to success” to the position of assistant vice president.

It is said that Nouchi accompanied Shomei Takeuchi, 66, as his deputy.

After getting out of the car, Nouchi bowed his head and bowed deeply to the Inagawa-kai headquarters. Even before entering the office, he re-fastened the front button of his suit with both hands and walked with a tense look on his face. Chairman Ozawa followed him.

About 20 minutes later, Mr. Nouchi and Chairman Ozawa emerged from the office, being escorted off by Inagawa-kai executive members. Perhaps from a sense of relief at having safely completed their greetings, the expressions on the faces of both Nouchi and Ozawa seemed to soften a little. They bowed deeply to the Inagawa-kai members who saw them off, and then got into the car to take them home.

Later that day, he also made the rounds of the Sumiyoshi-kai, Kyokuto-kai, Soai-kai, and Matsuba-kai to announce the succession. On the 18th, the day following the ceremony of the succeeding cup, he also went to the regular gathering of the Yamaguchigumi VI in the Tokai region to greet the successors. It is said that he also went to a regular gathering of the Yamaguchigumi VI in the Tokai region on the 18th, the day after the sake cup ceremony. He must have been in a state where he could not relax.

After finishing their greetings to the Inagawa-kai without delay, the convoy of the Yamaguchigumi VI left Roppongi before 11:00 a.m. The aim behind the greeting tour was to get to know the members of the Yamaguchigumi VI.

A “new spark

Over the next several days, the Tosei-kai delegation traveled to the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, greeting many groups to announce the succession of their members.

Behind such active diplomacy is believed to be a strategy of strengthening Takeuchi’s friendly relations with other organizations, in line with the wishes of Shinobu Tsukasa, 84, the head of the Shinobi clan. The journalist who mentioned above deciphers the intention of the extensive greeting tour to announce the succession of the head of the Takeuchi clan.

The journalist explains, “Takeuchi is working energetically to achieve the goal of ‘peaceful coexistence in yakuza society,’ which is the goal of the head of the Tsukasa clan. Symbolic is the “Sansha friendship meeting” that the Yamaguchigumi VI holds three times a year in rotation with its relative organizations in the East, the Inagawa-kai and the Matsuba-kai. Each organization has four top executives in attendance, but the “wakagashira” from Yamaguchigumi VI was rarely present. However, since he became the WAKAGUCHI Takeuchi, he always attends the meeting by himself every time.

In the Tosei-kai’s sake cup ceremony on the 17th, Waka-head Takeuchi serves as a guardian. The new Tosei-kai is sailing under the full backing of Chairman Ozawa, who is the assistant head of Koudoukai, the core organization of Yamaguchigumi VI, and the young Takeuchi – Chairman Nouchi of Koudoukai, the executive of Yamaguchigumi VI, and the former assistant head of Koudoukai. Nouchi executives also served as inspectors at the sake cup ceremony.”

On the other hand, there are many who point out that the succession of the new generation may become a “new spark.

As a result, the current generation of the Toseikai, which is said to be a prestigious organization in the Kanto region, is headed by a boss in the Yamaguchigumi VI lineage. The police authorities are becoming increasingly vigilant as they see this as a full-fledged entry of the Yamaguchigumi VI into the Kanto region.

Behind the scenes of the replacement of a prestigious organization, various speculations are intermingling.