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Yamaguchi-gumi "yakuza" syndicate head Taoka

Yamaguchi-gumi "yakuza" syndicate head Taoka

Undated photo taken at an unknown location shows Kazuo Taoka. He headed the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest "yakuza" crime syndicate, from 1946 to 1981.

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Kazuo Taoka

Kazuo Taoka

KOBE, Japan - Kazuo Taoka, head of the Yamaguchi-gumi crime organization, enters the Kobe District Court. The photo was taken on Jan. 22, 1979. (Kyodo)

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