Yamaguchi-gumi’s numbers dropped from about 20,000 at its peak with recent defections further reducing its mafia clout. Members of the yakuza arrive for the funeral of boss Masahisa Takenaka, who was killed by a splinter group gunman in 1985 [AP] Tokyo, Japan – When news broke that Japan’s most powerful yakuza crime syndicate – the Kobe-based Yamaguchi-gumi – was about to split into two groups, po
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