Yakuza criminal organization based on Okinawa island, Japan, with an estimated membership of 210–270. Formed in 1970 as the Okinawa-rengo Kyokuryu-kai by the Naha Clan and Koza Clan. Engaged in a brutal conflict with the Yamaguchi-gumi from 1973 to 1981. Registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in 1992.
CRIMENET has extracted 7 linkages for this organization, including 1 cooperative ties across 1 organization, 2 conflicts across 2 organizations, 4 other connections and footprints in 3 countries.
smuggling valuables from nearby wealthier places such as ... Hong Kong
smuggling valuables from nearby wealthier places such as Taiwan
mugging United States military servicemen