The is a yakuza organization based in Osaka, Japan."Police of Japan 2011, Criminal Investigation : 2. Fight Against Organized Crime" , December 2009, National Police Agency The Azuma-gumi is a designated yakuza group with an estimated 50 active members."2010 Police White Paper Chapter 2 : Furtherance of Organized Crime Countermeasures", 2010, National Police Agency
History The Azuma-gumi was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in August 1993."List of designated boryokudan groups under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law", 2 August 2011, The Kochi Prefectural Center for the Elimination of Violence
Condition The Azuma-gumi is one of the two designated yakuza groups based in the Osaka Prefecture, along with the Sakaume-gumi, and maintains its headquarters office in Nishinari, Osaka.
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