The Taishū-kai is a
yakuza organization based in Fukuoka Prefecture on the
Kyushu island of
Japan, with an estimated 70 active members.
History
The Taishu-kai was formed around 1954 under the name Ōta Gurūpu by Ōta Kuniharu, a mineworker who became the first president. The Ota Group was later renamed the Ōta-gumi, and again renamed the "Taishu-kai" in May 1973. Yoshihito Tanaka (or Yoshito Tanaka) succeeded Ota in December 1991.
[ "1993 Police White Paper Chapter 1 : The Actual Condition of the Boryokudan", 1993, National Police Agency ]
Condition
Headquartered in Tagawa, Fukuoka,
[ "Boryokudan Situation in 2010" , April 2011, National Police Agency ] the Taishu-kai is one of the five independent Fukuoka-based designated yakuza syndicates, along with the
Kudo-kai, the
Dojin-kai, the
Fukuhaku-kai and the
Kyushu Seido-kai.
[ "Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime" , December 2009, National Police Agency]
The Taishu-kai is a member of an anti-Yamaguchi-gumi fraternal federation, the "Yonsha-kai", along with the Kitakyushu-based Kudo-kai, the Kurume-based Dojin-kai and the Kumamoto-based Kumamoto-kai.[ The Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi Complete Databook 2008 Edition : "The funeral of the Fourth Kudo-kai Honorary Adviser Hideo Mizoshita" (p.192–197), 1 February 2009, Mediax, ]
