The Matsuba-kai is a yakuza organization based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in March 1953 from remnants of the Sekine-gumi and Fujita-gumi. It is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 280 active members as of 2024. The group has been involved in various criminal activities including heroin smuggling and violent feuds with rival gangs. It is a member of the Kantō Hatsuka-kai federation.
CRIMENET has extracted 11 linkages for this organization, including 6 cooperative ties across 5 organizations, 2 conflicts across 1 organization, 3 other connections and footprints in 1 country.
In the 1980s the gang was caught smuggling 12 kilos of heroin into Canada .