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Intense dive into Japan's gritty criminal underbelly.

If you're intrigued by the darker sides of society and the courage it takes to expose them, "Tokyo Vice" may just grip you from start to finish. It's not just a memoir; it's a rare view into Japan's crime scene through the eyes of an American reporter who lived to tell the tale. Jacob Adelstein's journey offers a mix of danger, wit, and a profound cultural insight that challenges the serene image of Japan. It reads like a thriller but is strikingly real, and that's the standout feature that could make this book hard to put down for you.

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Tokyo Vice

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ISBN: 9781849014649
Authors: Jake Adelstein
Publisher: Constable
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: History, Memoir, Asia, Biography, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.91
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From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press, a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime... crime reporting, that is, at the prestigious Yomiuri Shinbun. For twelve years of eighty-hour workweeks, he covered the seedy side of Japan, where extortion, murder, human trafficking, and corruption are as familiar as ramen noodles and sake. But when his final scoop brought him face to face with Japan’s most infamous yakuza boss—and the threat of death for him and his family—Adelstein decided to step down... momentarily. Then, he fought back. In Tokyo Vice, Adelstein tells the riveting, often humorous tale of his journey from an inexperienced cub reporter—who made rookie mistakes like getting into a martial-arts battle with a senior editor—to a daring, investigative journalist with a price on his head. With its vivid, visceral descriptions of crime in Japan and an exploration of the world of modern-day yakuza that even few Japanese ever see, Tokyo Vice is a fascination, and an education, from first to last.
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Intense dive into Japan's gritty criminal underbelly.

If you're intrigued by the darker sides of society and the courage it takes to expose them, "Tokyo Vice" may just grip you from start to finish. It's not just a memoir; it's a rare view into Japan's crime scene through the eyes of an American reporter who lived to tell the tale. Jacob Adelstein's journey offers a mix of danger, wit, and a profound cultural insight that challenges the serene image of Japan. It reads like a thriller but is strikingly real, and that's the standout feature that could make this book hard to put down for you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.