The is a yakuza

Yakuza

, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...

 organization based in Osaka

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The Azuma-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 170 active members.

History

The Azuma-gumi was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in August 1993.

Condition

The Azuma-gumi is one of the two designated yakuza groups based in the Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, along with the Sakaume-gumi

Sakaume-gumi

The is a yakuza organization based in Osaka, Japan. The Sakaume-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 110 active members.The Sakaume-gumi is an old-established, small group that focuses primarily on gambling, and not on other activities like extortion and drugs...

, and maintains its headquarters office in Nishinari, Osaka

Nishinari-ku, Osaka

is one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It contains some shopping and entertainment areas beloved to many Osakans, e.g. Shinsekai and Tamade. It lies directly south of the Namba transport hub and extends further south toward Sumiyoshi Park. It is served by the Nankai Railway lines as well as the...

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