Yoshinori Watanabe
Japanese yakuza boss (1941–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yoshinori Watanabe (渡辺 芳則, Watanabe Yoshinori, January 5, 1941 – December 1, 2012) was a yakuza, the fifth kumicho (chairman or Godfather) of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza organization. He became kumicho in 1989.[1] He was known for a more low-key approach than his predecessors, partly due to an anti-gang law passed in 1992.[2] He retired in 2005.[3]
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Yoshinori Watanabe | |
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Born | (1941-01-05)January 5, 1941 |
Died | (2012-12-01)December 1, 2012 (age 71) |
Occupation | Yakuza |
Known for | 5th Kumicho of the Yamaguchi-gumi |
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