Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
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 exposé, 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
TerrificWith gallows humour and a hard-boiled voice, Adelstein takes readers on a shadow journey throught the Japanese underworld and examines the twisted relationships of journalists, cops, gangsters. Expertly told and highly entertaining.
Sacred, ferocious, and businesslike, Adelstein describes the Japanese mafia like nobody else.
Gripping and absorbing ... A terrifying, deeply moral story that you cannot put down.
Hugely fascinating... utterly authentic. * Literary Review *
Fascinating * Books Quarterly *
thrilling * Financial Times *
Hardcore * Jewish Chronicle *
Gripping. * Catholic Herald *
Fascinating. * James Cracknell, Daily Express *
Sacred, ferocious, and businesslike, Adelstein describes the Japanese mafia like nobody else.
Gripping and absorbing ... A terrifying, deeply moral story that you cannot put down.
Hugely fascinating... utterly authentic. * Literary Review *
Fascinating * Books Quarterly *
thrilling * Financial Times *
Hardcore * Jewish Chronicle *
Gripping. * Catholic Herald *
Fascinating. * James Cracknell, Daily Express *
Jake Adelstein, a Japanese-schooled Jewish-American, worked for 12 years as a journalist on Japan's largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shinbun. In 2005, he became chief investigator for a US State Department sponsored study of human trafficking in Japan. Now a writer and consultant in Japan and the US, Jake and his family remain under death threats from one of Japan's most notorious crime bosses. He is the author of Tokyo Vice (2010), which inspired the 2022 HBO television series of the same name.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849014649 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849014647 |
| Title | Tokyo Vice |
| Author | Jake Adelstein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2010-06-24 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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