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Yamaguchi-gumi boss eyes return to Kobe headquarters

The boss of Japan’s largest yakuza syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, is plotting a triumphant return to the gang's historic Kobe City headquarters

Tokyo Reporter2026-09-04 07:43查看原文 ↗

HYOGO (TR) – The boss of Japan’s largest yakuza syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi , is plotting a triumphant return to the gang’s historic Kobe City headquarters, a move seemingly facilitated by local police reluctant to lose the lucrative budgets that come with hosting the mob.

It has been seven years since the Yamaguchi-gumi vacated its sprawling compound in Nada Ward. However, with a strict “specific conflict designation” against the rival Okayama Prefecture-based Ikeda-gumi set to be lifted on September 8, rumors of a homecoming for godfather Shinobu Tsukasa are sweeping through the underworld.

Speculation is also mounting that similar conflict designations against two other splinter groups — the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi and the Kizuna-kai — could be terminated by the end of the year, effectively signaling an end to a long-running turf war, reports evening tabloid Nikkan Gendai (Aug. 31).

Kenichi Shinoda, who also goes by the name Shinobu Tsukasa (X)

Under the harsh regulations enforced in designated “warning areas,” authorities were granted sweeping powers, allowing them to immediately arrest gang members if five or more simply gathered together at a restaurant.

With the restrictions fading, affiliated gangs have recently received urgent orders to dispatch “repair” and “cleaning” crews to the dilapidated Kobe headquarters. Tsukasa’s long-held dream of returning to the syndicate’s “sacred ground” is rapidly becoming a reality.

The situation highlights a stark double standard in how police handle different yakuza factions. Authorities have actively dismantled the headquarters of rival splinter groups, forcing the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi and Kizuna-kai out of their respective bases. Those evictions were driven by property auctions and civil lawsuits filed by local residents — legal actions often orchestrated by police-backed anti-mob centers.

Yet, despite sitting empty and deteriorating for seven years, the Yamaguchi-gumi’s main compound has faced no such injunctions or eviction attempts.

“99 percent unlikely”

According to a local underworld source, the Hyogo Prefectural Police have a vested interest in keeping the syndicate exactly where it is. Taking action to seize the property via the anti-mob center is “99 percent unlikely,” the source said.

“The only reason the Hyogo Prefectural Police command so much respect among law enforcement nationwide is because they host Japan’s largest syndicate,” the insider explained. “Their anti-gang personnel and budgets are massive, rivaling even the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, which allows them to take lavish ‘inspection trips’ from Hokkaido to Okinawa whenever they please.”

The source noted that Hyogo’s budget eclipses even that of the Aichi Prefectural Police, who oversee the Yamaguchi-gumi’s powerful Kodo-kai faction—the group that produced Tsukasa and other top brass.

“In a way, the Hyogo police exist because of the Yamaguchi-gumi,” the source added. “It’s hard to imagine them foolishly letting go of such a ‘prime asset’.”

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兵库县（TR）——日本最大的黑帮组织山口组的首领正计划凯旋重返该组织位于神户市的历史悠久的总部，此举似乎得到了当地警方的协助，因为警方不愿失去为黑帮提供庇护所带来的丰厚预算。

山口组离开位于滩区的庞大据点已经七年了。然而，随着针对其宿敌冈山县池田组的严格“特定冲突认定”将于9月8日解除，教父司忍即将回归的传闻在黑道圈内甚嚣尘上。

据晚间小报《日刊现代》（8月31日）报道，越来越多的猜测认为，针对另外两个分裂团体——神户山口组和羁绊会——的类似冲突认定可能会在年底前终止，这实际上标志着一场旷日持久的地盘争夺战的结束。

筱田健一，又名司忍（X）

在指定的“警告区域”实施的严格规定下，当局被赋予了广泛的权力，允许他们立即逮捕五名或五名以上帮派成员，只要他们聚集在一家餐馆。

随着限制措施的逐步解除，各帮派最近接到紧急命令，派遣“维修”和“清理”小组前往破败的神户总部。司一直以来重返黑帮“圣地”的梦想正迅速成为现实。

这种情况凸显了警方在处理不同黑帮派系问题上存在的明显双重标准。当局积极取缔敌对分裂组织的总部，迫使神户山口组和羁绊会撤离各自的据点。这些驱逐行动是由房产拍卖和当地居民提起的民事诉讼推动的——而这些法律行动往往是由警方支持的反黑帮中心策划的。

然而，尽管山口组的主营地空置破败了七年，却没有面临任何禁令或驱逐尝试。

“可能性99%”

据当地黑道人士透露，兵库县警方出于自身利益，极力想让该犯罪集团继续留在原地。该人士表示，通过反黑社会中心采取行动没收财产的可能性“几乎为零”。

“兵库县警察厅之所以在全国执法部门中享有如此高的威望，唯一的原因就是他们庇护着日本最大的犯罪集团，”知情人士解释说。“他们的反黑警力和预算规模庞大，甚至可以与东京警视厅相媲美，这使得他们可以随时进行从北海道到冲绳的豪华‘巡查之旅’。”

消息人士指出，兵库县的预算甚至超过了爱知县警察厅的预算，而爱知县警察厅负责监管山口组强大的讲道会派系——正是这个派系培养出了司和其他高层人物。