Designated gang `` Ninkyo Yamaguchi Gumi '' changed name to `` Kizunakai '' 13:24 on February 17
The Hyogo Prefectural Public Safety Commission has announced in the Official Gazette that the name of Hyogo Prefecture-based designated gang, Ninkyo Yamaguchi Gumi, has been changed to "Kizunakai".
Last month, the designated gang Ninkyo Yamaguchi Gumi, based in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, requested the police to change the name of the organization to Kizunakai.
The Hyogo Prefectural Public Safety Commission announced in the Official Gazette that the name of Ninkyo Yamaguchi Gumi had become "Kizunakai" on the 17th based on the Criminal Gangs Act, saying that the police could confirm the change afterwards.
In Hyogo Prefecture, the largest designated gang in Japan, Yamaguchi Gumi and the Kobe Yamaguchi Gumi, which was split off from Yamaguchi Gumi, have been headquartered in their respective headquarters. Gangsters ".
The Ninkyo Yamaguchi Gumi split off from Kobe Yamaguchi Gumi three years ago, but the police thought it was necessary to clarify the difference between the two organizations designated as "Specified Conflict Designated Gangs" due to the name change. I will continue.