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Sumiyoshi-kai

Sumiyoshi-kai
The daimon of the Sumiyoshi-kai
Founded1958 (1958)
FounderMatsugoro Ito
Founding locationTokyo, Japan
TerritoryTokyo
Membership2,200 members[1]1,300 quasi-members[1]
Leader(s)Shūji Ogawa[1]

The Sumiyoshi-kai (住吉会), sometimes referred to as the Sumiyoshi-rengo (住吉連合, Sumiyoshi-rengō, "Sumiyoshi Union"), is the second-largest yakuza group in Japan with an estimated 2,200 members.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Organized Crime Situation 2023" (PDF). National Police Agency. pp. 2, 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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