Azuma-gumi
Yakuza organization based in Osaka
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The Azuma-gumi (東組) is a yakuza organization based in Osaka, Japan.[1] The Azuma-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 50 active members.[2][3]
History
The Azuma-gumi was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in August 1993.[4]
Condition
The Azuma-gumi is one of the two designated yakuza groups based in the Osaka Prefecture, along with the Sakaume-gumi, and maintains its headquarters office in Nishinari, Osaka.[3]
