Mafia Group Helped Victims of Earthquake, Tsunami
by Japanese mafia group also helped when the country was facing crisis due to the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March and was doing a civic duty that requires mental and physical strength.
Japanese mafia group also helped when the country was facing crisis due to the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March and was doing a civic duty that requires mental and physical strength.
A day after the earthquake, the Inagawa-kai (the third largest organized crime group in Japan which was founded in 1948) sent 25 trucks filled with four tons of disposable diapers, instant ramen noodles, batteries, flashlight, drinks and daily necessities to the Tohoku region.
A member of the Sumiyoshi-kai, the second largest group of criminals also offers protection to foreigners.
Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest crime group under the leadership of Tadashi Irie, also opened offices nationwide to the public and send a truck filled with supplies, but quietly.
Between midnight and early morning March 12 March 13, Inagawa-kai members are here to send 50 tons of supplies to the City Hall Hitachinaka in Ibaraki area.
Supplies including cups ramen noodles, bean sprouts, disposable diapers, tea and drinking water. Travelling from the city takes 12 hours. Members of the Inagawa-kai in Kanagawa also sent 70 trucks into the area of Ibaraki and Fukushima to deliver supplies in areas of high levels of radiation.
Overall, the Inagawa-kai supplies over 100 tons of supplies to the Tohoku region. They are exposed to the radiation without any protection or take potassium iodide pills.
Members of the Yamaguchi-gumi in which the author found, said: “Please do not say anything more about what we do.”
For those who do not recognize the yakuza, it may be surprising to hear their philanthropy, but this is not the first time they showed the spirit of humanity.
In 1995 after the Kobe earthquake, Yamaguchi-gumi’s most active channel supply to the affected area.
They recognize that the supply of money paid to the results of extorting people in the area but no one can deny that they deserve when people need help.
Might confuse the yakuza, who also organized criminal groups, to get revenue from illegal activities such as collecting protection money, intimidation, blackmail and fraud, has the nature of a civic nature.
However, in Japan since the war they had always played an important role in ensuring security.
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