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Harukichi Yamaguchi (山口 春吉, Yamaguchi Harukichi, 1881 – January 17, 1938) was the founder of the Yamaguchi-gumi, which grew to become Japan's largest and most powerful yakuza organization. Yamaguchi established the group in Kobe in 1915, and was its kumicho or Godfather until 1925 when he was succeeded by his son Noboru ...
The Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi (六代目山口組, Rokudaime Yamaguchi-gumi, Japanese: [ɾokɯdaime jamaɡɯt͡ɕi ɡɯmi]) is Japan's largest yakuza organization. It is named after its founder Harukichi Yamaguchi. Its origins can be traced back to a loose labor union for dockworkers in Kobe before World War II.
Dec 7, 2015 · A former fisherman, Harukichi was a foreman for the yakuza Ōshima Hideyoshi, who controlled the dispatching of day-labor longshoremen in Kobe. In 1915, he set out on his own, taking about...
Nov 8, 2017 · In 1915, a former fisherman named Yamaguchi Harukichi gathered some 50 Kobe longshoremen together to form the original Yamaguchi-gumi.
Sep 15, 2015 · The Yamaguchi-gumi split into two groups at the end of August could spark gang wars in Japan. The Yamaguchi-gumi had 72 factions before the split.
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Aug 31, 2023 · The roots of Yamaguchi-gumi can be traced back to the early 20th century when Yamaguchi Harukichi, also known as Yamaguchi Harukichi, returned to Kobe after serving in the Russo-Japanese War. Seeking new opportunities in the rapidly developing Kobe port, Yamaguchi joined the labor force in the shipping industry and eventually became ...
Jan 17, 2015 · It was also in 1915 that Harukichi Yamaguchi, a former fisherman from Awaji Island, founded the organization that bears his name: Yamaguchi-gumi.
