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A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized
crime from an American investigative journalist.
Jake Adelstein is the only American journalist ever to have been
admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police Press Club, where
for twelve years he covered the dark side of Japan: extortion,
murder, human trafficking, fiscal corruption, and of course, the
yakuza. But when his final scoop exposed a scandal that
reverberated all the way from the neon soaked streets of Tokyo to
the polished Halls of the FBI and resulted in a death threat for
him and his family, Adelstein decided to step down. Then, he fought
back. In "Tokyo Vice" he delivers an unprecedented look at Japanese
culture and searing memoir about his rise from cub reporter to
seasoned journalist with a price on his head.
Tokyo Stroll is for travelers who want to wander the streets and
discover the city as it unfolds before their eyes. Select
neighborhoods are profiled with detailed maps identifying locations
and landmarks of interest. There is no "start at point A and go to
point B" prescribed route. Instead readers are encouraged to wander
as whimsy takes them. Food, shopping, and sights at every turn are
provided with descriptions and over 150 maps to aid discovery.
Includes detailed notes on etiquette, money, and travel. Indexed.
A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organised
crime from an American investigative journalist. Now a Max Original
Series on HBO Max ---------- EITHER ERASE THE STORY, OR WE'LL ERASE
YOU. AND MAYBE YOUR FAMILY. BUT WE'LL DO THEM FIRST, SO YOU LEARN
YOUR LESSON BEFORE YOU DIE. From the only American journalist ever
to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police
press club: a unique, first-hand, 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. Working eighty-hour weeks for twelve years, 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. With its visceral descriptions and detailed exploration of
the modern-day yakuza, Tokyo Vice is a deeply thought-provoking
book: equal parts cultural expose, true crime and hard-boiled noir.
'Expertly told and highly entertaining' GEORGE PELECANOS, writer
and producer of The Wire 'Sacred, ferocious, and businesslike,
Adelstein describes the Japanese mafia like nobody else' ROBERTO
SAVIANO, author of Gomorrah 'Gripping and absorbing . . . A
terrifying, deeply moral story that you cannot put down' MISHA
GLENNY, author of McMafia
'Sacred, ferocious, and businesslike, Adelstein describes the
Japanese mafia like nobody else' Roberto Saviano, on Tokyo Vice
Makoto Saigo is half-American and half-Japanese in small-town Japan
with a set of talents limited to playing guitar and picking fights.
With rock stardom off the table, he turns toward the only place
where you can start from the bottom and move up through sheer
merit, loyalty, and brute force - the yakuza. Saigo, nicknamed
"Tsunami", quickly realizes that even within the organization,
opinions are as varied as they come, and a clash of philosophies
can quickly become deadly. One screw-up can cost you your life, or
at least a finger. The internal politics of the yakuza are
dizzyingly complex, and between the ever-shifting web of alliances
and the encroaching hand of the law that pushes them further and
further underground, Saigo finds himself in the middle of a
defining decades-long battle that will determine the future of the
yakuza. Written with the insight of an expert on Japanese organized
crime and the compassion of a longtime friend, investigative
journalist Jake Adelstein presents a sprawling biography of a
yakuza, through post-war desperation, to bubble-era optimism, to
the present. Including a cast of memorable yakuza bosses - Coach,
The Buddha, and more - this is a story about the rise and fall of a
man, a country, and a dishonest but sometimes honorable way of life
on the brink of being lost.
'Sacred, ferocious, and businesslike, Adelstein describes the
Japanese mafia like nobody else.' Roberto Saviano, on Tokyo Vice
When acclaimed journalist Jake Adelstein hires a former Yakuza
boss, known as the 'Tsunami', to be his driver and bodyguard, he
soon finds himself swept into the violent heart of Tokyo's
organised crime syndicates. From gambling rackets and ritualised
killings, to the forbidden pleasures of 'soapland', Adelstein's
unlikely friendship with the 'Tsunami' gains him unprecedented
access to the Yakuza - now under threat after years of tacit
acceptance from Japanese society. But in a culture that prizes
loyalty and honour above all else, how far can they go in their
quest for truth about Tokyo's criminal underworld? A riveting
history of the Japanese mafia, featuring an unforgettable cast of
supporting characters, The Last Yakuza is an electrifying - but
ultimately uplifting - story of one man's life of crime. 'Terrific,
expertly told and highly entertaining.' George Pelecanos, on Tokyo
Vice
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