Toa-kai

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Tōa kai (東亜会) is a Japanese yakuza syndicate with a predominantly Korean membership. It was founded by Hisayuki Machii (町井久之 Machii Hisayuki, born 鄭建永 Chong Gwon Yong; 1923 - 2002) AKA "the Ginza Tiger" (銀座の虎), and currently has around 1,000 members.

The group was founded as the Tōsei-kai (東声会) in 1948, and quickly became one of Tokyo's most powerful gangs. Increasing police crackdowns by 1965 forced Machii to disband the Tosei-kai and establish a new gang, the Tōa Yūai Jigyō Kumiai (東亜友愛事業組合), or "East Asia Friendship Enterprise Association".^{[citation needed]} He also formed a "legitimate" company called the Tōa Sōgo Kigyō (東亜相互企業), or East Asia Enterprises Company, with the famous Yoshio Kodama as Chairman of the Board.

Afterwards, the Toa Yuai Jigyo Kumiai changed the name as Tōa Yūai (東亜友愛) and Toa-kai (東亜会).