Noboru Yamaguchi
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was the second kumicho, or Godfather, of the Yamaguchi-gumi
yakuza
gang in Japan
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He assumed control of the gang in 1925 upon the death of his father, the gang's founder, Harukichi Yamaguchi
. He ruled until the outbreak of World War II
in 1942. He was succeeded in 1946 by his protege, Kazuo Taoka
.
Yamaguchi-gumi
is Japan's largest and most infamous 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 pre-WWII....
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...
gang in Japan
Japan
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He assumed control of the gang in 1925 upon the death of his father, the gang's founder, Harukichi Yamaguchi
Harukichi Yamaguchi
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 his death in 1925, when he was succeeded by his son Noboru Yamaguchi....
. He ruled until the outbreak of World War II
Pacific War
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East...
in 1942. He was succeeded in 1946 by his protege, Kazuo Taoka
Kazuo Taoka
was one of the most prominent yakuza Godfathers.Known as the "Godfather of Godfathers", Taoka was third kumicho of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza organization, from 1946 to 1981....
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