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| is | Religious scholar Theologian Pastor Translator |
| Work field | Religion |
| Birth | 4 December 1928 |
| Age | 96 years |
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Noboru Yamaguchi (山口 登, Yamaguchi Noboru, 1902 – October 14, 1942) was the second kumicho, or Godfather, of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang in Japan.
He assumed control of the gang in 1925 from his father, the gang's founder, Harukichi Yamaguchi. He ruled until 1942, and was succeeded in 1946 by his protege, Kazuo Taoka.