Yoshinori Watanabe

Yoshinori Watanabe ( Japanese 渡辺芳則 , Watanabe Yoshinori ; * January 8, 1941 , † December 1, 2012 ) was the fifth gang leader ( Kumichō ) of the largest yakuza group Yamaguchi-gumi .

Watanabe became the new head of the Yamaguchi-gumi in 1989. Under his leadership, the organization expanded to 43 of the 47 Japanese prefectures . In 2005 Watanabe retired. He was succeeded by Ken'ichi Shinoda .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b David E. Kaplan, Alec Dubro: Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld ( University of California Press , 2012)

personal data
SURNAME	Watanabe, Yoshinori
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	渡辺芳則 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	fifth gang leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi
DATE OF BIRTH	January 8, 1941
DATE OF DEATH	December 1, 2012

[Kaplan-Dubro-1] David E. Kaplan, Alec Dubro: Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld ( University of California Press , 2012)