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daimon of Asano-clan | |
Founded | 1955 |
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Founder | Shin'ichi Asano |
Founding location | Okayama, Japan |
Membership | 60 |
Leader(s) | Yutaka Hiraoka |
The Asano-clan (浅野氏) is a yakuza group based in Okayama, Japan. [1] The Asano-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 60 active members. [2]
The Asano-gumi was formed in 1945 as a bakuto organization named the Oyama-ikka (大山一家, Ōyama-ikka) by Kunio Oyama. The group restarted as the Asano-gumi with the head of Shin'ichi Asano in April 1952 following Oyama's retirement. Yoshiaki Kushida succeeded as president in September 1983. [3]
The Asano-gumi has been based in Kasaoka, Okayama ever since its formation. [3]
The Asano-gumi caused conflicts with the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Kyodo-kai in the late 20th century. In one notable case, Asano member(s) shot and murdered two Yamaguchi members in Kurashiki in 1987, as a retaliation for an earlier attack by Yamaguchi member(s) involving carving knives against two Asano members. [3]
Since 1996, the Asano-gumi has been a member of an anti- Yamaguchi federation named the Gosha-kai, along with three other Chugoku-based organizations, the Kyosei-kai, the Kyodo-kai, the Goda-ikka, and the Shikoku-based Shinwa-kai. [4]
![]() The
daimon of Asano-clan | |
Founded | 1955 |
---|---|
Founder | Shin'ichi Asano |
Founding location | Okayama, Japan |
Membership | 60 |
Leader(s) | Yutaka Hiraoka |
The Asano-clan (浅野氏) is a yakuza group based in Okayama, Japan. [1] The Asano-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 60 active members. [2]
The Asano-gumi was formed in 1945 as a bakuto organization named the Oyama-ikka (大山一家, Ōyama-ikka) by Kunio Oyama. The group restarted as the Asano-gumi with the head of Shin'ichi Asano in April 1952 following Oyama's retirement. Yoshiaki Kushida succeeded as president in September 1983. [3]
The Asano-gumi has been based in Kasaoka, Okayama ever since its formation. [3]
The Asano-gumi caused conflicts with the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Kyodo-kai in the late 20th century. In one notable case, Asano member(s) shot and murdered two Yamaguchi members in Kurashiki in 1987, as a retaliation for an earlier attack by Yamaguchi member(s) involving carving knives against two Asano members. [3]
Since 1996, the Asano-gumi has been a member of an anti- Yamaguchi federation named the Gosha-kai, along with three other Chugoku-based organizations, the Kyosei-kai, the Kyodo-kai, the Goda-ikka, and the Shikoku-based Shinwa-kai. [4]