The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi (神戸山口組) is a yakuza organization based in Hyogo, Japan.

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Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi

"Yamabishi" (山菱), the daimon of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi
Founded	2015
Founder	Kunio Inoue
Founding location	Hyogo, Japan
Years active	2015–present
Territory	Primarily based in Kobe but has territory all over Japan, including in Osaka, Tokyo, Hawaii, United States
Membership	140 members[1] 260 quasi-members[1]
Leader(s)	Kunio Inoue
Rivals	The Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi, Kizuna Kai

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The Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza organization included Kobe-based Yamaken-gumi, Osaka-based Takumi-gumi, and Kyoyu-kai (ja). They broke away from The Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi in 2015 and formed a new group called Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi.^[2] The authorities closely monitored this split to try and relax tensions that exist between the groups. Since August there has been a slight increase in crimes throughout the country ranging from shootings to office attacks.^[3] It was not until 15 April 2016, when authorities designated the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi as a crime syndicate.^[3]

At the time of its formation in 2015, Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi had 2,800 members, about half of the 6,000 members of Yamaguchi-gumi. However, as Yamaken-gumi, the core organisation of Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, rejoined Yamaguchi-gumi, Kizuna-kai, Takumi-gumi and Ikeda-gumi (ja) split, and Masaki-gumi (ja) and Kyoyu-kai disbanded, by 2023 Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi had only 140 members, 4% of Yamaguchigumi's 3,500 members.^[4][5]

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