9 prefectures extend Specified Dangerous Organized Crime Group designations to 2027

The Official Gazette dated October 5, 2026, published notices from various prefectural Public Safety Commissions extending the designation period for “Specified Conflict-Designated Boryokudan, etc.” targeting the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi and the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi until January 6, 2027. Nine prefectural Public Safety Commissions—the Mie Prefectural Public Safety Commission, Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission, Kyoto Prefectural Public Safety Commission, Hyogo Prefectural Public Safety Commission, Tottori Prefectural Public Safety Commission, Shimane Prefectural Public Safety Commission, Okayama Prefectural Public Safety Commission, Gifu Prefectural Public Safety Commission, and Aichi Prefectural Public Safety Commission—issued the notices on the same date, extending the designation period by three months from the previous deadline of October 6, 2026.

The legal basis is Article 15-2, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members (Act No. 77 of 1991), and the notices were issued as a partial change to the publicized matters pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, Paragraph 4 of the same Act, as applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 8 of the same article. The designation of Specified Conflict-Designated Boryokudan, etc., is a system implemented by prefectural Public Safety Commissions to ensure the safety of citizens’ lives when conflict between opposing groups intensifies; within the designated areas, activities such as the use of offices, demonstrations, and the provision of money or goods are restricted.

Public Safety Commissions of 9 Prefectures Announce Extension of Designation Period on the Same Date

Each of these notices states that “there has been a partial change in the publicized matters due to the extension of the designation period,” setting the previous deadline as October 6, 2026, and the revised deadline as January 6, 2027. The applicable designations are as follows:

• Mie Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 22 (Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi = Mie Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 141-1, January 7, 2020; Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi = Notice No. 141-2 of the same)
• Osaka Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 410 (Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi = Osaka Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 2-1, January 7, 2020; Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi = Notice No. 2-2 of the same)
• Kyoto Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 147 (Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi = Kyoto Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 3-1, January 7, 2020; Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi = Notice No. 3-2 of the same)
• Hyogo Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 202 (Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi = Hyogo Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 2-1, January 7, 2020; Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi = Notice No. 2-2 of the same)
• Tottori Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 89 (Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi = Tottori Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 65-1, July 7, 2020; Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi = Notice No. 65-2 of the same)
• Shimane Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 20 (Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi = Shimane Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 76-1, July 7, 2020; Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi = Notice No. 76-2 of the same)
• Okayama Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 120 (Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi = Okayama Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 99-1, July 7, 2020; Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi = Notice No. 99-2 of the same)
• Gifu Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 8 (Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi = Gifu Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 1-1, January 7, 2020; Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi = Notice No. 1-2 of the same)
• Aichi Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 20 (Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi = Aichi Prefecture Public Safety Commission Notice No. 1-1, January 7, 2020; Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi = Notice No. 1-2 of the same)

Designation Period Extended by 3 Months Until January 6, 2027; Regulations Continue

The subjects of the extension in all prefectures are the two organizations: the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi and the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi. In the six prefectures of Mie, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Gifu, and Aichi, the designations based on notices dated January 7, 2020, were updated; in the three prefectures of Tottori, Shimane, and Okayama, the designations based on notices dated July 7, 2020, were updated.

Regulations in the designated areas will continue until January 6, 2027. Prohibited activities include the use of offices by designated boryokudan (organized crime groups), demonstrations within designated areas, the provision of money or goods to designated boryokudan, and the provision of benefits to members of designated boryokudan; violations are subject to penalties.

Based on Article 15-2 of the Anti-Boryokudan Act; Notified as a Change in Publicly Notified Matters

Each notice explicitly states that, accompanying the extension of the designation period under the provisions of Article 15-2, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members, the publicly notified matters are being changed based on the provisions of Article 7, Paragraph 4 of the same Act, as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 15-2, Paragraph 8. All notices are dated October 5, 2026, and were issued in the name of the Chairperson of the respective Prefectural Public Safety Commission.

Due to the extension granted immediately before the expiration of the designated period, existing regulations in the designated areas across nine prefectures will be maintained without interruption. Until the end of the conflict is confirmed, residents and businesses in these areas are requested to continue avoiding any involvement with designated organized crime groups (boryokudan), etc.

Official Sources

• Published in the Official Gazette on Monday, October 5, 2026: Mie Prefectural Public Safety Commission Notice No. 22, Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission Notice No. 410, Kyoto Prefectural Public Safety Commission Notice No. 147, Hyogo Prefectural Public Safety Commission Notice No. 202, Tottori Prefectural Public Safety Commission Notice No. 89, Shimane Prefectural Public Safety Commission Notice No. 20, Okayama Prefectural Public Safety Commission Notice No. 120, Gifu Prefectural Public Safety Commission Notice No. 8, Aichi Prefectural Public Safety Commission Notice No. 20
• Legal Basis: Article 15-2, Paragraph 2, and Article 7, Paragraph 4 of the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members (Act No. 77 of 1991), as applied mutatis mutandis under Paragraph 8 of the same Article.