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Noboru Yamaguchi (yakuza)

Noboru Yamaguchi (yakuza)

Japanese mob boss

Noboru Yamaguchi (山口 登, Yamaguchi Noboru, Japanese: [jamaɡɯt͡ɕi noboɾɯ]) was the second kumicho, or Godfather, of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang in Japan.[1]

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He assumed control of the gang in 1925 from his father, the gang's founder, Harukichi Yamaguchi.[2] He ruled until 1942, and was succeeded in 1946 by his protégé, Kazuo Taoka.[3][4]

References

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    "From Father to Son: Noboru Yamaguchi, the Second Leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi". Spreaker. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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    Lee, Michelle Ye Hee (2021-10-18). "As Japan's yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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    Schreiber, Mark (2015-01-17). "Mags go big for Kobe gang's 100th". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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    Wakatsuki, Tiffany Ap,Yoko (2015-11-17). "Japanese gang boss found beaten to death". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Preceded by Kumicho of Yamaguchi-gumi
1925-1942		 Succeeded by


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