Kudō-kai (yakuza group)
A designated organized crime group based in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. The name is a proper noun referring to this specific yakuza organization.
The Kudō-kai is a designated organized crime group based in Kitakyushu City.
Standard kanji spelling using the older form 會.
Simplified kanji spelling using the modern form 会.
The name derives from the founding family name 工藤 (Kudō) and 會/会 (kai, 'group' or 'association').