Han-Gure

Han-Gure Full Name: Han-Gure Alias: Gurentai Hangure Pseudo-Yakuza Jun-Bouryokudan Origin: Japan Foundation: 1905 headquarters Japan Commanders: None Goals: Multiple, but all lead crimes Crimes: Assault Attempted murder Bullying Conspiracy Cyberbullying Defamation Fraud Murder Rape Suicide inducement Type of Villain: Arrogant Deliquents

The Han-Gure (半グレ, Half-gangs, Pseudo-Yakuza) is one of the Japanese organized crime groups that commit crimes without belonging to Yakuza. Since the 2000s, the spread of the Internet has been accompanied by a series of delinquent actions by youths. Most of the time, they have no guilty conscience and often engage in annoying behavior to relieve stress or for hedonistic motives.

Biography

Han-Gure was already in existence in 1905, and the first group was called Gurentai (Gang of young toughs). In 1991, a law against Yakuza was enacted, which led to the decline of Yakuza's power. Since the 1990s, former Yakuza have formed groups, and as Yakuza's oppression has diminished, boys have formed groups to commit delinquent actions. There are examples of groups designated as Han-Gure that have sometimes overpowered the yakuza and even won over many businessmen. Han-Gure has been changing with the times, and in recent years, people have been forming troll groups on the Internet to carry out threat and suicide inducement and other such activities, and cases that elementary and junior high school students have become Han-Gure are increasing.

Also, some of groups of Han-Gure have established coexistence with Yakuza or are functioning under the umbrella of the Yakuza organization.

Source of funds

They mainly fund by scamming the elderly and children, buying up and reselling masks in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, robbing against downtown areas, people, and Yakuza, and gathering people on the Internet to join them in their criminal activities.

Groups designated as Han-Gure

• Bosozoku - Groups that use modified bicycles and motorcycles to drive in disorder on sidewalks and roads.
• Color Gangs - A group of juvenile delinquents who mimic American street gangs. They all have their own team colors. They are armed with what could be a commonly available weapon.
• Teamers - Also known as Teamer groups, Japanese street gangs. they form cliques and engage in extortion, violence, theft, and rape in the streets.
• Bakuto (Gamblers) - A group of people who habitually engage in gambling, also often in Yakuza.
• Tekiya - A stall at a festival or other event where the main business is a guessing game. There were many Tekiya who were trafficking drugs after the WWII.
• Tenbaiya - Also known as Tenbaichu, Dahuya. A group of people who resell goods for more than their original price. The number of groups that do this is increasing at the same time as the development of buying and selling on the Internet.
• Chimpira/Yankee - Refers to a youths who is interested in delinquent activities. These are the most common reasons for Enjo kōsai and bullying.
• Radical and unlawful medium-sized political groups - They apply to Uyoku dantai, C.R.A.C., etc. They believe that their deeds and ideology are infallible and sometimes cause violence and unlawful actions. They are similar to many Alt-Right group and Antifa.

Organizations

• Abyss
• Counter-Racist Action Collective
• Doragon
• Kanto Rengo
• O7
• Tsuwamono
• Uyoku dantai (Kōdō suru hosyu, Netto-uyoku)

Individuals

• Kimura Brother's
  • Hataichiro Kimura
  • Koujiro Kimura
• Shinichi Mitate
• Tsuyoshi Kawana
• Kenmun
• Taichi Ishimoto
• Shinichi Yamane