The is a yakuza criminal organization based on the Okinawa island of Japan."Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime" , December 2009, National Police Agency A designated yakuza group with an estimated 300 active members, the Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai is the largest yakuza organization in Okinawa Prefecture."Boryokudan condition in the prefecture" , October 2007, Okinawa Prefectural Conference for the Expulsion of the Boryokudan __TOC__
History
The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai was formed in 1990 when it split from Okinawa's main yakuza group, the Kyokuryu-kai. The formation was led by Kiyoshi Tominaga, who became the first president."A phenomenon of boryokudan unification, The third Kyokuryu-kai president changes" , 3 July 2010, Ryukyu Shimpo The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai, along with the Kyokuryu-kai, was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in June 1992."5 years from the enactment of the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law" , 1 March 1997, Ryukyu Shimpo
Condition Headquartered in Naha, Okinawa, the Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai is one of the two designated yakuza groups in Okinawa Prefecture along with its former parent organization, the Kyokuryu-kai."Boryokudan Situation in 2010", p.27 , April 2011, National Police Agency The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai is the largest yakuza organization in Okinawa Prefecture, followed by the second-largest Kyokuryu-kai and the third-largest Yoshimi-kogyo.
Activities The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai's official policy forbids its members from engaging in drug trafficking."Drug cases, The prefectural police : '40% are related to the boryokudan'" , 29 November 2008, Ryukyu Shimpo
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