The yakuza structure (part 2)

Beneath him, oyabun has an adviser that calls Saiko-komon that have a staff of advocates, accountants, secretaries and advisers. Saiko-mono holds with his own gangs.

The children's(Wakashu), boss calls Waka- gashira. He is number two in the clan after Oyabun, not in rank but in authority.

He act as an middleman to see that the oyabun orders that bin given are being accom- plished.
The children can also be leader over a own gang and the children in the gangs can be a boss over one in his trun and so on. In that way the clan becomes a ramification with several sub- families

The oyabun "brothers", Kyodai, boss is called Shatei-gashira. Shatei-gashira is of higher rank than Waka-gashira but haven´t got more authority. "The Brothers" have its own "children" or "younger brothers"(Shatei).  Shatei, has its have own gangs etc.

Everyone obeys its gangleader, but it´s always the oyabuns word that counts.