Ushimata Family

The Ushimata Family (, Ushimata-gumi) is a yakuza organization featured in Judgment.
== Background ==
The Ushimata Family is a yakuza group operating in Tokyo. Despite working out of Tojo Clan territory, it is never explicitly stated whether they are or aren't a subsidiary of that organization. Their Patriarch is Takero Ushimata, known as the Obstinate Ox of Kamurocho.
The Family runs a loansharking business out of the front company Yakumaru Loans, which has its offices in East Taihei Boulevard.
== Judgment ==
In 2018, Shintaro Okabayashi took out a loan from the Ushimata Family for around a million yen. Eventually, Okabayashi bought a lottery ticket that won him 50 million yen, more than enough to cover his debt to his yakuza creditors. However, the Ushimata Family learned of his winning ticket and decided to try to kidnap Okabayashi's son, Yusuke, to extort him into giving up the ticket. Unfortunately for the Ushimata, Masaharu Kaito happened to witness their kidnapping attempt on the streets of Kamurocho and intervened, rescuing the kid. Kaito decided to find Yusuke's father, so he called in his partner Takayuki Yagami to help him locate him while he watched over Yusuke, to ensure he wasn't kidnapped.
Despite the setback, the Ushimata Family's thugs refuse to let the lottery ticket go, so they keep an eye on Kaito and Yusuke and, when Kaito gets momentarily distracted while going to the bathroom, they swoop in and snatch Yusuke. The Ushimata thug leading the kidnappers, Ishimura, calls Okabayashi and informs him that they have his son, demanding the ticket in exchange for his safe return. 
Okabayashi meets with Ishimura and his crew in the empty lot in the Champion District, covertly accompanied by Kaito and Yagami. During the hostage exchange, Kaito enters the scene while pretending to be a wandering drunk in order to get the yakuza to lower their guards, only to strike once he's gotten close enough to Ishimura, causing him to let Yusuke go. Once Yusuke is safely behind his father, Kaito and Yagami battle the Ushimata goons and defeat them, forcing them to flee.
Some time later, fortuneteller Tsumugi Amane happens to meet Patriarch Ushimata on the street and warns about a "calamity of blades" that is soon to befall him. As it turns out, Amane's prediction was correct and Ushimata narrowly avoided an assassination attempt thanks to the warning. Impressed, Ushimata hires Amane to serve as his family's regular fortuneteller, reading their auras to predict possible misfortunes.
However, Amane had recently become romantically attracted to Yagami, who had been helping her prevent calamities in Kamurocho, and her conflicted feelings about this attraction eventually cause her powers to start wavering. When Patriarch Ushimata learns of this, he approaches Yagami in his office and attempts to bribe him into cutting contact with Amane. When Yagami refuses, Ushimata and his thugs beat him up and now demand that he stay away from Amane. Some time later, Amane arrives at Yagami's office and finds him battered on the floor. After Yagami explains what transpired, Amane decides to stop seeing Yagami, for his own good.
Despite keeping her distance, Amane's conflicted feelings about Yagami continue intervening with her powers, displeasing Ushimata. When Amane ultimately resolves to continue her relationship with Yagami, her emotional resolve undoes the interference and her powers return, allowing her to continue working with Ushimata and dating Yagami.
Category: Organizations
Category: Yakuza Organizations