The Sumiyoshi-ikka (住吉一家 "Sumiyoshi Family") is an affiliate of the
Sumiyoshi-kai
The , sometimes referred to as the , is the second-largest yakuza group in Japan with an estimated 4,000 members.
Outline
Their territories mainly consist of upscale districts such as Kabukichō and Ginza. Shops operating in these territories ...
yakuza
, also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the ter ...
syndicate, based in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
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Japan.
Yakuza groups
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