Kudo-kai
Yakuza group based in Kyushu
The Kudo-kai is a yakuza group headquartered in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka on the Kyushu island of Japan, with an estimated 190 active members. The Kudo-kai has been an independent syndicate since its foundation, and has caused numerous conflicts with the Yamaguchi-gumi, for example on eight occasions in 2000 at least one Yamaguchi-affiliate boss has been killed by the Kudo-kai.