Bōryokudan (暴力団), literally "violence group", is the term used by the Japanese police to describe the organized crime groups popularly known as yakuza.

Famous Boryokudan

• Fifth Yamaguchi-gumi, led by Watanabe Yoshinori
• Inagawa-kai, led by Inagawa Kakuji
• Sumiyoshi-kai, led by Nishiguchi Shigeo
• Fourth Kudo-kai , led by Nomura Satoru
• Third Kyokuryu-kai , led by Onaga Yoshihiro
• Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai , led by Tominaga Kiyoshi
• Fifth Aizukotetsu-Kai , led by Zukoshi Toshitsugu
• Fifth Kyosei-kai , led by Moriya Atsumu
• Sixth Goda-ikka , led by Nukui Kanji
• Fourth Kozakura-ikka , led by Hiraoka Kiei
• Third Asano-gumi , led by kushita Yoshiaki
• Second Dojin-kai , led by Matsuo Seijiro
• Shinwa-kai , led by Hosotani Kunihiko
• Soai-kai , led by Sin Myong U
• Third Kyodo-kai
• Taishu-kai
• Seventh Sakaume-gumi , led by Kin Zaikaku
• Kyokuto-SakuraiSoke-Rengokai , led by Shimura Kazuo
• Kyokuto-kai , led by Cho Kyu Hwa
• Azuma-gumi , led by Kishida Kiyoshi
• Matsuba-kai , led by I Chun Song
• Kokusui-kai , led by Kudo Kazuyoshi
• Nakano-kai , led by Nakano Taro
• Second Fukuhaku-kai , led by Wada Makio

See also

• yakuza