Kaneyoshi Kuwata (桑田 兼吉, Kuwata Kaneyoshi, September 23, 1939 – April 5, 2007) was a yakuza gang member, the fifth generation wakagashira of the Yamaguchi-gumi, was the third kumicho of the Yamaken-gumi yakuza gang, and second generation kaicho of Kenryu-kai.
In 1989, he climbed up to Yoshinori Watanabe's personal secretary, which within a year, he was promoted up to the head assistant.
Tokyo police found a handgun which had been dropped by one of Kuwata's subordinates after a drive-by shooting.
He was charged with weapons possession in 1998, and was sentenced to 7 years in prison by the Tokyo District Court.
In 2005, the kumicho status of Yamaken-gumi was transferred to Kunio Inoue when Kuwata sufficiently retired.