Once he is released, it is anticipated that he will direct a major drive to revitalize his organization through both its traditional and new illegal activities. Some analysts suspect that the Sumo circle has provided some of the best match tickets to Yakuza leaders, who, as matches were shown on television, sent signals to the godfather that they remain loyal to him.
正如美国对付黑手党那样，日本警方也成功令许多黑帮头子当啷入狱。而“山口组”的第六代教父现在也在狱中，2011年才刑满释放。一旦此人重获自由，可以预见他会采取较大动作，试图通过传统或者新兴的犯罪活动来振兴整个组织。有分析家怀疑相扑界会把一些最佳位置的门票送给黑帮头子，随着这些比赛在电视上转播，教父会意识到这些信号：相扑界还是向他效忠的。