Kenichi Shinoda, the number one boss at the helm of the Yamaguchi-gumi godfather" leader of Japan's biggest organised crime group has been blacklisted in the United States

The "godfather" leader of Japan's biggest organised crime group has been blacklisted in the United States as part of a major crackdown on the world's most powerful gangs.

Kenichi Shinoda, the number one boss at the helm of the Yamaguchi-gumi Photo: GETTY