The is a yakuza organization based in Tokyo, Japan."Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime" , December 2009, National Police Agency__TOC__
History The Kyokuto-kai was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in July 1993."List of designated boryokudan groups under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law", 2 August 2011, The Kochi Prefectural Center for the Elimination of Violence
Condition In the early 2000s, the Kyokuto-kai was involved in a feud with the rival Matsuba-kai, which led to a number of shootings."Midday shooting in Shinjuku hotel leaves gangster dead, cop injured", 20 March 2001, The Japan Times
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