different between shatei vs oyabun

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From the Japanese yakuza hierarchy

shatei (plural shatei)

The younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is still the word of the oyabun that is final. The shatei have their own sub-divisions in the yakuza clan.

Borrowed from Japanese ??, literally "foster parent".

oyabun (plural oyabuns or oyabun)

The absolute leader of a yakuza clan. He has an advisor called a saiko-komon. Besides that he has an army of advocates, accountants, secretaries and advisors.

oyabun

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