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is a yakuza gang based in Kobe, Japan. It is the largest affiliate of the largest known yakuza syndicate in Japan, the Yamaguchi-gumi, followed by the Nagoya-based Kodo-kai.〔("Police wary as Yamaguchi-gumi prepares to fete sixth don" ), August 19, 2005, ''The Japan Times''〕 It takes its name from its founder, Kenichi Yamamoto. The Yamaken-gumi is estimated to have between 3,000 and 7,000 members. Yoshinori Watanabe was ''kumicho'' (Godfather) of the Yamaken-gumi from 1982 to 1989 before becoming ''kumicho'' of the Yamaguchi-gumi.〔("Yamaguchi-gumi don celebrates a decade at the top" ), July 19, 1999, ''The Japan Times''〕 Watanabe retired from that post in July 2005, but the Yamaken-gumi remains largely loyal to him. Many of its members were upset that the sixth Yamaguchi don was not chosen from their ranks, instead, the Nagoya-based Kenichi Shinoda was chosen. The Yamaken-gumi's current president (''kumicho'') is Kunio Inoue (born 1948 in Oita, Kyushu). The number-two (''wakagashira'') is Kuniharu Yamamoto (born 1949 in Oita, Kyushu). ==Leadership== *1st ''kumicho'' (1961-1982): who was a of the Third Yamaguchi-gumi. He was a former member of . *2nd ''kumicho'' (1982-1989): who was ''wakagashira'' of the Fourth Yamaguchi-gumi. He was 1st of the , and would later become ''kumicho'' of the Fifth Yamaguchi-gumi. *3rd ''kumicho'' (1989-2005): who is a of the Fifth Yamaguchi-gumi. He was ''kaicho'' of the Second Kenryu-kai. *4th ''kumicho'' (2005-): who is a of the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi. He was ''kaicho'' of the Fourth Kenryu-kai. He is an adopted son of Kuwata. 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「Yamaken-gumi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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