Police in Aichi Prefecture, where the Kodokai — the main clan of the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s largest yakuza organization — is located, are stepping up employment support for former gang members.
The Aichi Prefectural Police believe that, in addition to cracking down on yakuza groups, assisting the social reintegration of those who have renounced their membership is key to weakening organized crime groups as a whole.
In April, a new section dedicated to achieving social reintegration through job-hunting support was established within the department handling organized crime.