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Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein (Paperback, 2010)
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From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: 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 deeply thought-provoking book: equal parts cultural expose, true crime, and hard-boiled noir.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139781849014649
eBay Product ID (ePID)93252333
Product Key Features
Publication Year2010
TopicTrue Crime
Book TitleTokyo Vice
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorJake Adelstein
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height194 mm
Item Weight280 g
Item Width130 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJake Adelstein
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- 21 Sep, 2021
Unique insight into Tokyo's crime scene
One of the best books in its genre.I love true crime and this unique account of the Tokyo crime scene and the people who run it, by a western reporter who had unprecedented access really hits hard. Shocking and gripping from the get go. Very well written. Couldn't put it down.
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- 20 Dec, 2024
Tokyo vice is a great read
Great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Oct, 2021
Great book!
Interesting insights and a compelling story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 May, 2024
Now a BBC TV series good writing
Now a BBC TV series good writingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 May, 2024
All good thank you
All good thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
