Toa-kai
The daimon of the Toa-kai
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| Founded | 1948 |
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| Founded by | Hisayuki Machii |
| Founding location | Ginza, Tokyo, Japan |
| Years active | 1948–present |
| Ethnicity | Korean Japanese, Japanese |
| Membership (est.) | 1,000 |
The Toa-kai (東亜会 Tōa-kai?) is a yakuza syndicate based in Tokyo with a predominantly Korean Japanese membership. Originally named the Tosei-kai (東声会 Tōsei-kai?, "Voice of the East Gang"), with its historic leader Hisayuki Machii, the Toa-kai was deeply involved in the history of Tokyo's South Korean community and Japan's anti-communist circles in the 20th century. It is the fifth largest Yakuza clan.
The group was formed by Hisayuki Machii, a Korean Japanese mob boss, as the Tosei-kai in 1948. The Tosei-kai was originally a reported far-right organization of anti-communist activism led by Machii as a sympathizer of Kanji Ishiwara, which was in conflict with the North Korea-associated General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.
The Tosei-kai quickly became one of Tokyo's most powerful gangs, and had significantly expanded during the time of the post-war economic growth. Membership reached 1,500 in the 1960s. As the leader of the syndicate, Machii became an essential "fixer" between Japan and South Korea.
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