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was a pyramid scheme run by Ken'ichi Uchimura (). Behind the Tenka Ikka no Kai was the Dai-ichi Sōgo Keizai Kenkyūsho (), run by Uchimura. This organization, established in 1972, once had a million members. It was a cause of the enactment of Japan's law prohibiting pyramid schemes. In 1986 the Dai-ichi Sōgo Keizai Kenkyūsho declared bankruptcy, leaving debts amounting to 189,600,000,000 yen.〔(天下一家の会・第一相互経済研究所 / ワードBOX / 西日本新聞 ) Nishinippon Shimbun (Retrieved on March 17, 2009)〕 It has been called "the biggest pyramid scheme in history."〔[http://plus.yomiuri.co.jp/article/words/%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%B6%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%9A%E3%83%BB%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E7%9B%B8%E4%BA%92%E7%B5%8C%E6%B8%88%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E6%89%80 天下一家の会・第一相互経済研究所 | ニュースクリップ [読売新聞]] Yomiuri Shimbun (Retrieved on March 17, 2009)〕 ==References== 〔 Category:1972 establishments in Japan Category:1986 disestablishments in Japan Category:Defunct companies of Japan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tenka Ikka no Kai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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