Yutaka Ogikubo

Yutaka Ogikubo (, Ogikubo Yutaka) is a character featured in Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. He is the former chairman of the Citizens' Liberal Party and an officer of the Daidoji Faction.
==Profile==
=== Appearance ===
Ogikubo has a balding head.
=== Attire ===
In a newspaper headline, Ogikubo is shown wearing a two-piece suit. During his hospitalization, he wears in-patient clothes.
== Background ==
A career politician with connections to the criminal underworld, Ogikubo's political career stretches as far as the 1950s, when he was still a member of the city council. At that point, Yokohama's criminal underworld was nearly torn apart by the ongoing turf war between the Seiryu Clan and the Yokohama Liumang. 
in 1960, in a bid to prevent a full-scale war between the two factions, Ogikubo offered a business proposition: counterfeiting operations controlled by the Liumang and the Seiryu Clan, which was agreed by both factions, and Ogukubo used his connections to obtain the method of money production. The scheme allows the Liumang to import the materials, while the Seiryu is in charge of the bills' production. It managed to keep both factions at peace, as well as making Ogikubo, the Seiryu Clan, and the Yokohama Liumang incredibly wealthy. 
Ogikubo used this wealth to bribe the police into doing his bidding, making them crack down on crime in specific places. He was also able to use this money to rise in the ranks of the Citizens' Liberal Party, and never had any scandals. When the Geomijul was established in Ijincho, production of the counterfeit bills was passed over to them. In 2010, He insults Ryo Aoki after he asks for the party's endorsement following his victory in assemblyman election.
==Involvement==
=== Yakuza: Like a Dragon: 2019 ===
As of 2019, Ogikubo is the oldest member of the CLP and his political career has risen considerably and is now the Party Chair of Citizens' Liberal Party. Yu Nanba discovers Ogikubo's counterfeiting operation and divulges the details to Bleach Japan. This in turn causes them to use the Omi Alliance to launch an assault against the Geomijul to reach the machine. Seonhee asks Ogikubo for how to proceed, and he tells her to halt the operation and dispose of evidence.
He suddenly falls ill, effectively putting an end to his political career and causing him to retire. Aoki pays him a visit and lets him know that Kanagawa District Two will have a Bleach Japan candidate run for it with the CLP's endorsement. He also states he will undo Ogikubo's work of providing a safe haven for people who have lost their place in society and fell into gray zones, causing his heart rate to accelerate.
==Gallery==
The Odds 2.jpg|Ogikubo hospitalized.
==Notes==
== References ==
Category:Citizens' Liberal Party
Category:Japanese Government
Category:Daidoji Faction
Category:Yakuza: Like a Dragon Characters
Category:Yakuza: Like a Dragon Minor Characters
Category:Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Characters