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Kazuo Taoka: Japan’s Godfather of Godfathers

Summary by Tokyo Weekender
On this day in 1981, Kazuo Taoka died of a heart attack. Known in Japan as the “Godfather of Godfathers,” he was the third and most fearsome kumicho (clan boss) of the Yamaguchi-gumi, the country’s largest yakuza organization. He took the group from a family-run dockworker’s union to the largest criminal network Japan had ever […] The post Kazuo Taoka: Japan’s Godfather of Godfathers | Spotlight appeared first on Tokyo Weekender.
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Tokyo Weekender broke the news in on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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