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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. For twelve years of eighty-hour workweeks, he covered the seedy side of Japan--extortion, murder, human trafficking, and corruption. Here, he tells the riveting, often humorous tale of his journey from an inexperienced cub reporter to a daring investigative journalist with a Yakuza price on his head. With its visceral descriptions of crime in Japan and an exploration of the world of modern-day Yakuza that even few Japanese ever see, this is a fascination, and an education.--From publisher description.
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LibraryThing member JGoto
This is a fascinating account written by Jake Adelstein, an American who spent twelve years as a journalist for Yomiuri Shinbun, Japan’s largest newspaper. Adelstein’s investigations into crime in Tokyo brought him to the seedy and dangerous world of the Yakuza. In this memoir, he presented
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detailed pictures of loan sharking, prostitution and human trafficking in Japan. Having lived in Japan during much of the period of Adelstein’s account, I remember the news reports of several of the incidents he describes. Clearly written and explicit, I found this book to be a real eye-opener. Show Less
LibraryThing member TaeKwonJew
Geeky American Jewish guy (he looks a bit like Adam Sandler in his Amazon photo) goes to Japan, learns some Zen stuff, learns Japanese, manages to get a job working for one of the largest Japanese newspapers, and covers the police beat. Learns a lot about Japanese culture, Japanese vice. Gets in
I liked this book a lot. Overall, it was well written and interestingly structured (for non-fiction). There were some minor annoyances, but those were fairly easily ignored. Mostly, I found it really informative, even interrupting the football games to read a few passages out loud. Most interesting to me was how Adelstein for the most part seemed to integrate into Japanese culture, but still kept his Americanness and used it when it would help, which led to many interesting observations of Japanese society/culture from both an “insider” and an “outsider”.
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some trouble. Tells his story in an interesting, engaging, informative way, with only occasional annoying references to his sexual prowess.I liked this book a lot. Overall, it was well written and interestingly structured (for non-fiction). There were some minor annoyances, but those were fairly easily ignored. Mostly, I found it really informative, even interrupting the football games to read a few passages out loud. Most interesting to me was how Adelstein for the most part seemed to integrate into Japanese culture, but still kept his Americanness and used it when it would help, which led to many interesting observations of Japanese society/culture from both an “insider” and an “outsider”.
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LibraryThing member kanata
An o.k. memoir by an American working the crime beat in Japan. Descriptions of the way Japanese media and police inter-mesh were intriguing however the author comes across as well...to put it kindly... a right a**hole, though, to give him credit, he does seem to acknowledge it. A bit more
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background on him would have been nice. I had to read the flyleaf to know why he was in Japan in the first place. Good reporting but just badly put in book form. Show Less
LibraryThing member g00dnightm00n
As another reviewer put it, the author of this book often comes across as an arrogant a-hole, but the more I thought about it, he has every right to be arrogant-- some of the things he's accomplished are damn impressive, not to mention the fact that he got a job reporting in Japanese (no small
A great read for any Japanophile or crime buff.
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feat!). I liked his matter-of-fact style, and the way that he didn't put much spin on the Yakuza; he made some of the gansters sound very human and real, and he touched on both the good and bad sides to the organization. A great read for any Japanophile or crime buff.
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LibraryThing member Yamamura
So often when we see some of the films of Beat Takeshi, the movie Onibi, the movie Sleepless Town or even Koji Yakusho's noble gangster in Bounce Ko-gal we are lauded into an illusion of the Yakuza as noble men walking a path of the shadows so that the common man can walk in the sun. Also in some
What we do forget is that there are victims to the yakuza's action. Peoples whose whole lives are destroyed. Tokyo Vice reminds you of this. Jake Adelstein takes on a journey of him starting as the first American reporter for Yomiuri to the bringing down of one of Japan's most nasty gangster: Tadamasa Goto. It is a journey from a young and idealistic reporter to burn out numb reporter and then to man reawaken to the suffering of other. Along the way we meet people who through Mr. Adelstein's writing become memorable individuals. Some are noble and brave while others are scary and deplorable, we see them all. As I said we see the victims and they linger in your heart after reading it. I think it is a valuable lesson for us here in the west that see they are not noble criminals of the movies but dangerous greedy and violent people and seeing the results on normal people, you can not look at those films the same way again.
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cases we see violence is something the noble yakuza does to ignoble yakuza as in Onibi or several of the Beat's film. Even Sonny Chiba's Kage no Gundan is a yakuza TV series where the yakuza name is not used but are replaced with ninja. But all the themes of the yakuza is there from several of the cast members having jobs associated with traditional yakuza jobs (construction and peddling) to the whole we are shadows so that others may live in the sun. But that is an illusion created by the Japan film industry (who has heavy yakuza control through ownership and pressure often violent) and only touches upon what the yakuza want to show.What we do forget is that there are victims to the yakuza's action. Peoples whose whole lives are destroyed. Tokyo Vice reminds you of this. Jake Adelstein takes on a journey of him starting as the first American reporter for Yomiuri to the bringing down of one of Japan's most nasty gangster: Tadamasa Goto. It is a journey from a young and idealistic reporter to burn out numb reporter and then to man reawaken to the suffering of other. Along the way we meet people who through Mr. Adelstein's writing become memorable individuals. Some are noble and brave while others are scary and deplorable, we see them all. As I said we see the victims and they linger in your heart after reading it. I think it is a valuable lesson for us here in the west that see they are not noble criminals of the movies but dangerous greedy and violent people and seeing the results on normal people, you can not look at those films the same way again.
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LibraryThing member klai
This book is part memoir of a crime journalist, part account of the Japanese underworld by an investigative journalist, and part expose of recent developments of the yakuza. The book suffers a little from the malaise of journalists-cum-authors (who are much better at short than long), and arguably
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could have been edited to a tighter whole. But overall the writing is very good and the narrative most certainly makes it a page-turner. ..having said that, stylistics is hardly the point of this work. Adelstein describes his own descent into the underworld (predator becoming like his prey..), and his relationships with people on both sides of the law. He also sheds light on Japanese culture, both mainstream and underground, in ways which recommend this book to all those interested in Japan. Although the book is filled with black humour, the story revealed is not a pleasant one, yet one which should see the light of day more often. Japan may be one of the safest countries in the world, but there is still much evil that ought to be rooted out. Show Less
LibraryThing member WinterFox
There's something to be said for firsts, even if the only thing to be said there is that you can probably get a book out of that first if it's notable enough. Fortunately, that's not all that Jake Adelstein has going for him in Tokyo Vice - the story itself is also quite good. Adelstein was the
A lot of this sounds fairly typical of these sorts of guy-makes-the-beat-and-then-gets-in-over-his-head stories, I suppose, but it's really done well here, and there are a lot of details that make the story quite fascinating, at least if you're interested in Japan stuff. The workplace scenes at the newspaper at the beginning, as he learns about his coworkers and how things are done, how to build up contacts and what goes into keeping them are well-observed, and then later on, when we hear about life in the Tokyo red-light district, it's sobering and harsh, but presented clearly and with the viewpoint of the police contact telling Adelstein about it. I have to say, I really did quite like the writing. It had a lot of impact - funny when it was supposed to be, disturbing and horrifying on call, and then always clear. As I suppose befits a journalist.
It sounds odd to say, but I liked a lot of the characters (or real people) in the book, and particularly Adelstein's mentor, and the Alien Cop. But I really did like the way Adelstein himself slowly and subtly changed over the course of the book, from someone who was doing this because it seemed interesting and he wanted a job in Japan, but whose Japanese wasn't really that great and was clearly an outsider, to someone who knew lots of the connections in organized crime and became so part of Japan that he couldn't really go undercover as a foreigner anymore. And it helps, then, this dual inside/outside status, when he gets involved in investigations of human trafficking in the last parts of the book - the real, horrible record of it in Japan, and his connection to and feelings towards the women involved leading to breaking him down, and roughening his methods. It's all well done, and informative.
On the whole, Tokyo Vice was a fairly fast, engaging read, with a good amount of informative kick, and an interesting, ground-breaking lead to follow. It's definitely worth a read if you're into Japan stuff, or if you like newspaper or crime stories. There's a lot here to offer, and while it's not always enjoyable, I don't think you'd regret trying it.
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first white reporter for the Japanese edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun, the biggest and most prestigious newspaper in Japan. Adelstein takes us from his first moment of deciding to try to join the newspaper and the employment process, through learning to be a police reporter in Saitama, before moving into Tokyo and taking on life in the big city. There's a good amount in here in the early parts of people reacting to this white Jewish guy from Missouri showing up as a reporter, but as Adelstein gets more accustomed to his job, the stories of being a reporter and the more lurid side of Japan come forward more. And in the end, Adelstein ends up pursuing a story regarding the #1 yakuza in Japan at the time, and his work leads him to receive death threats. (Note: this is the prologue of the book, and thus not a spoiler.)A lot of this sounds fairly typical of these sorts of guy-makes-the-beat-and-then-gets-in-over-his-head stories, I suppose, but it's really done well here, and there are a lot of details that make the story quite fascinating, at least if you're interested in Japan stuff. The workplace scenes at the newspaper at the beginning, as he learns about his coworkers and how things are done, how to build up contacts and what goes into keeping them are well-observed, and then later on, when we hear about life in the Tokyo red-light district, it's sobering and harsh, but presented clearly and with the viewpoint of the police contact telling Adelstein about it. I have to say, I really did quite like the writing. It had a lot of impact - funny when it was supposed to be, disturbing and horrifying on call, and then always clear. As I suppose befits a journalist.
It sounds odd to say, but I liked a lot of the characters (or real people) in the book, and particularly Adelstein's mentor, and the Alien Cop. But I really did like the way Adelstein himself slowly and subtly changed over the course of the book, from someone who was doing this because it seemed interesting and he wanted a job in Japan, but whose Japanese wasn't really that great and was clearly an outsider, to someone who knew lots of the connections in organized crime and became so part of Japan that he couldn't really go undercover as a foreigner anymore. And it helps, then, this dual inside/outside status, when he gets involved in investigations of human trafficking in the last parts of the book - the real, horrible record of it in Japan, and his connection to and feelings towards the women involved leading to breaking him down, and roughening his methods. It's all well done, and informative.
On the whole, Tokyo Vice was a fairly fast, engaging read, with a good amount of informative kick, and an interesting, ground-breaking lead to follow. It's definitely worth a read if you're into Japan stuff, or if you like newspaper or crime stories. There's a lot here to offer, and while it's not always enjoyable, I don't think you'd regret trying it.
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LibraryThing member Speesh
This is a bit of an odd one. Non-fiction, written by an American newspaper reporter called Jake Adelstein.
No, me neither.
When I say 'American newspaper reporter', I mean, he's American and he was a newspaper reporter, but in Japan. To be honest, it isn't at all clear just how he came to be in
Anyway, the 'story', what it is, is basically a collection of linked, roughly chronological recollections of his life as a reporter on the 'Yomiuri Shinbun' Newspaper in Tokyo. They lead to (and are book-ended by), the story of his exposure of human trafficking, money laundering, corruption in general and the downfall of Japan's leading organised crime bosses. But note, he had to leave his job as a reported on this newspaper (Japan's leading paper as far as I could grasp), to complete and publish his exposé. The paper and Japanese publishers in general wouldn't touch it. Fearing the 'Yakuza' crime syndicates too much.
The un-written rules on how you greet someone, how you find your place in what is a very animal-kingdom-like pecking order system, and even down to how you present someone with your business card, are fine and interesting and probably something we could learn from. But when they basically don't want to prosecute people for crimes which we take for granted are crimes which demand prosecution - and successful prosecution...I kind of lose interest.
For instance, in the acknowledgements at the end, he thanks an FBI agent friend (not a Japanese law enforcement official, note) “...for his hard work in getting Japan to partially ban child pornography.” Note also 'partially.' And the book is published in 2009. Way to go, Japan!
The interesting part(s) are the insights into Japanese culture and morals. The frenetic working methods of Japanese newspapers, the lengths they are expected to go to, the sacrifices to their health, their lives and their bank balances they are expected to make, are quite extraordinary. Whilst I've no real experience of how Western newspaper journalists work (apart from the recent phone-tapping scandals and a general cynicism), I can appreciate that Japanese journalists are expected to work in a way that is very, very different. The interesting thought proces for me, was to wonder how their society is, if this is considered unremarkably normal. Just the way it is. But that was me thinking, not the book telling me anything. These 'behind the scenes' sections do work really well. Unfortunately, and it could just be me, but what seems to have been his motivation for writing this book, the human trafficking angle and exposing the dirty secrets of Japanese organised crime bosses, while of course perfectly reasonable, isn't really that interesting. It's fine that that was reason for writing the book of course, but without any idea of who the people are or any kind if pre-knowledge of the crime-traditions and culture they represent, it's hard to build up enough righteous indignation to care all that much. I remained too detached and not as involved as I'm sure he would have hoped his reader would be.
The book is all very fine. Perfectly readable, with many interesting insights that will hold your attention. But if you're looking at it from the angle of questioning if it delivers on the premis he presumably had for writing it, then I would have to say, it fails.
(In case you're wondering how I got hold of the book and why I read it, when it's clearly nothing I'm particularly interested in: I got it as an e-book file from a friend's visit earlier on this year and looking at the cover, I clearly expected it to be more of an Elmore Leonard crime noir exposé than it turned out to be).
No, me neither.
When I say 'American newspaper reporter', I mean, he's American and he was a newspaper reporter, but in Japan. To be honest, it isn't at all clear just how he came to be in
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Japan, or why he was previously there long enough to have learned enough of the language, to want to consider trying to get a job on one of Tokyo's leading newspapers. He does rather just jump into the 'story' and almost seems to assume you already know why he was in Japan and what his background is. What does come over well is his love of all things Japanese and inner workings of their society. But I could have done with a bit more background there, to try and explain his motivation, I felt.Anyway, the 'story', what it is, is basically a collection of linked, roughly chronological recollections of his life as a reporter on the 'Yomiuri Shinbun' Newspaper in Tokyo. They lead to (and are book-ended by), the story of his exposure of human trafficking, money laundering, corruption in general and the downfall of Japan's leading organised crime bosses. But note, he had to leave his job as a reported on this newspaper (Japan's leading paper as far as I could grasp), to complete and publish his exposé. The paper and Japanese publishers in general wouldn't touch it. Fearing the 'Yakuza' crime syndicates too much.
The un-written rules on how you greet someone, how you find your place in what is a very animal-kingdom-like pecking order system, and even down to how you present someone with your business card, are fine and interesting and probably something we could learn from. But when they basically don't want to prosecute people for crimes which we take for granted are crimes which demand prosecution - and successful prosecution...I kind of lose interest.
For instance, in the acknowledgements at the end, he thanks an FBI agent friend (not a Japanese law enforcement official, note) “...for his hard work in getting Japan to partially ban child pornography.” Note also 'partially.' And the book is published in 2009. Way to go, Japan!
The interesting part(s) are the insights into Japanese culture and morals. The frenetic working methods of Japanese newspapers, the lengths they are expected to go to, the sacrifices to their health, their lives and their bank balances they are expected to make, are quite extraordinary. Whilst I've no real experience of how Western newspaper journalists work (apart from the recent phone-tapping scandals and a general cynicism), I can appreciate that Japanese journalists are expected to work in a way that is very, very different. The interesting thought proces for me, was to wonder how their society is, if this is considered unremarkably normal. Just the way it is. But that was me thinking, not the book telling me anything. These 'behind the scenes' sections do work really well. Unfortunately, and it could just be me, but what seems to have been his motivation for writing this book, the human trafficking angle and exposing the dirty secrets of Japanese organised crime bosses, while of course perfectly reasonable, isn't really that interesting. It's fine that that was reason for writing the book of course, but without any idea of who the people are or any kind if pre-knowledge of the crime-traditions and culture they represent, it's hard to build up enough righteous indignation to care all that much. I remained too detached and not as involved as I'm sure he would have hoped his reader would be.
The book is all very fine. Perfectly readable, with many interesting insights that will hold your attention. But if you're looking at it from the angle of questioning if it delivers on the premis he presumably had for writing it, then I would have to say, it fails.
(In case you're wondering how I got hold of the book and why I read it, when it's clearly nothing I'm particularly interested in: I got it as an e-book file from a friend's visit earlier on this year and looking at the cover, I clearly expected it to be more of an Elmore Leonard crime noir exposé than it turned out to be).
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LibraryThing member CKmtl
Broken down by memorable stories the various stages of Adelstein's journalism career in Japan, Tokyo Vice culminates in the tale of how a foreign reporter came to take down a kingpin in one of the largest yakuza organizations.
I had expected the book to start focusing on the Goto story much earlier
I had expected the book to start focusing on the Goto story much earlier
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on, but this didn't turn out to be a problem. The cases from Adelstein's earlier assignments were more than able to hold my interest and his writing is quite engaging. Show Less
LibraryThing member sensitivemuse
I’d have to say this one was a total eye opener and it felt like a whole new world was opened and you got to see a glimpse of it in a matter of 352 pages. Even that wasn’t enough, I thought. I just wanted to know more about a country I know really nothing about.
What I really liked about the
The funny moments in the book were just that. Extremely hilarious. The martial arts battle mentioned above has to be my favorite moment of the book. Picturing it, and reading it just made it altogether really funny and I found myself laughing out loud at that particular scene. There are plenty of funny moments all throughout the book, there’s plenty of jibes towards Adelstein by his co-workers and friends that produce a chuckle from the reader, an added bonus is the fact that he’s just learning the ropes of becoming a journalist. It’s like ‘picking on the rookie’ theme throughout the first half of the book.
As the book progresses, it does take a turn from funny to more seedy, and eventually to deadly serious. It’s a gradual change, and I liked it as it was a very smooth transition without a blip. When the narrative did get serious, it suddenly felt as if you were a child who thought playing a game wasn’t fun anymore. The comedy was out of the picture, replaced with a much darker theme and suddenly things just didn’t seem so happy anymore. The ending leaves the reader empty and sad, yet praises go to Adelstein for finding a worthy cause to support. Do note however there are violent descriptions, and sexual descriptions in the book (it’s to be expected considering the subject matter).
I definitely recommend this book for those curious about the underbelly of Japan and organized crime. It’s not what you think it is as depicted in movies. Read this as an eye opener, but also read it for entertainment as well. It’s a wonderful narrative with a serious message in the end. You can’t get anything better than this.
What I really liked about the
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book is Adelstein takes the time to explain to the reader the social customs and practices the Japanese have in their society and he does so with concise clear detail which does not deviate from the main narrative and it’s very straight to the point. It gives the reader a good understanding on Japanese culture and custom, while at the same time providing an entertaining read. I really did enjoy the narrative voice throughout the book. It wasn’t boring, or dry. It was fun, entertaining and when it got down to the serious moments it had the appropriate change of tone that I thought was well done. The funny moments in the book were just that. Extremely hilarious. The martial arts battle mentioned above has to be my favorite moment of the book. Picturing it, and reading it just made it altogether really funny and I found myself laughing out loud at that particular scene. There are plenty of funny moments all throughout the book, there’s plenty of jibes towards Adelstein by his co-workers and friends that produce a chuckle from the reader, an added bonus is the fact that he’s just learning the ropes of becoming a journalist. It’s like ‘picking on the rookie’ theme throughout the first half of the book.
As the book progresses, it does take a turn from funny to more seedy, and eventually to deadly serious. It’s a gradual change, and I liked it as it was a very smooth transition without a blip. When the narrative did get serious, it suddenly felt as if you were a child who thought playing a game wasn’t fun anymore. The comedy was out of the picture, replaced with a much darker theme and suddenly things just didn’t seem so happy anymore. The ending leaves the reader empty and sad, yet praises go to Adelstein for finding a worthy cause to support. Do note however there are violent descriptions, and sexual descriptions in the book (it’s to be expected considering the subject matter).
I definitely recommend this book for those curious about the underbelly of Japan and organized crime. It’s not what you think it is as depicted in movies. Read this as an eye opener, but also read it for entertainment as well. It’s a wonderful narrative with a serious message in the end. You can’t get anything better than this.
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LibraryThing member g026r
A fast and engaging — I won't say enjoyable, as there's little enjoyment to be found within, particularly in the later sections — read, though not without its flaws.
LibraryThing member jaybeee
An interesting glimpse into the floating world of Japan, Tokyo Vice offers up a personal look at the other side of Tokyo. Adelstein is an able writer and the narrative he creates is a quick and exciting read. He's not the most likeable character and I found myself wondering about the truth of his
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LibraryThing member reader1009
Adult nonfiction. Saw the author feat. on 60 minutes, talking about the Japanese mafia and the author's having to go into hiding, etc. The book is actually about being a reporter in Japan as much as it is about the gritty crimes that go on there.
LibraryThing member Knicke
Read in a single sitting on a long cross-country plane trip, I feel as though I probably missed some important aspects of this story, but not many. Funny, disgusting, upsetting, inspiring, etc. Really good for anyone who likes nitty-gritty journalism, Japanese culture, hardboiled police
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procedurals. Confessional as well - the author has said that the book was as much an attempt to explain his actions to his family as anything else, and that certainly comes across. Unflinchingly honest as far as I can tell, with a mix of triumph and dismal failure. Show Less
LibraryThing member haylock
unexpected. deeply curious and resourceful writer Adelstein goes deep and reveals fascinating detail about how the other side operates. fascinating and satisfying book.
LibraryThing member multiplexer
Tokyo Vice was not what I expected.
I learned about Tokyo Vice from NPR's Planet Money and listened to the interview with Jake Adelstein about the economics of Yakuza crime in Japan. I was expecting something more like "Tokyo Underground" but with a more economics spin. What I got was a very
Although the book didn't give me what I initially expected, it did dish up huge heaping servings of wonderful True Crime Noir. Jake Adelstein has really lived the life out there on the streets and he's not afraid to tell the stories exactly as they were. Some of the stories end with the bad guy getting it in the end and sometimes the bad guys win. His best work is his portrayal of the cops on the beat and how hard these Detective guys work in a culture so obsessed with saving face that they have to step around insane restrictions to get anything done.
He describes hookers, drug dealers, club owners, sex traffickers, the issues of being gaijin in the Japanese underground, and all sorts of yakuza and insane sleaze. The best story may be the one about the serial rapist who took girls to his condo on the ocean and drugged them.
If you're interested in Noir and crime stories, I can highly recommend this book. The writing is crisp and clear. The book moves along briskly without ever getting bogged down. Jake's fight for the rights of women trapped in Japanese human trafficking and sex slave schemes is an amazing bit of reporting.
I read this version on the Kindle.
I learned about Tokyo Vice from NPR's Planet Money and listened to the interview with Jake Adelstein about the economics of Yakuza crime in Japan. I was expecting something more like "Tokyo Underground" but with a more economics spin. What I got was a very
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interesting True Crime book about the seedier side of Tokyo and its outer suburbs.Although the book didn't give me what I initially expected, it did dish up huge heaping servings of wonderful True Crime Noir. Jake Adelstein has really lived the life out there on the streets and he's not afraid to tell the stories exactly as they were. Some of the stories end with the bad guy getting it in the end and sometimes the bad guys win. His best work is his portrayal of the cops on the beat and how hard these Detective guys work in a culture so obsessed with saving face that they have to step around insane restrictions to get anything done.
He describes hookers, drug dealers, club owners, sex traffickers, the issues of being gaijin in the Japanese underground, and all sorts of yakuza and insane sleaze. The best story may be the one about the serial rapist who took girls to his condo on the ocean and drugged them.
If you're interested in Noir and crime stories, I can highly recommend this book. The writing is crisp and clear. The book moves along briskly without ever getting bogged down. Jake's fight for the rights of women trapped in Japanese human trafficking and sex slave schemes is an amazing bit of reporting.
I read this version on the Kindle.
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LibraryThing member mimo
It was easy to read this title; I did so with fascinated and voyeur-like attention.
LibraryThing member jguidry
This was an interesting, yet disjointed memoir. I will warn readers that it is very graphic. This is not a cozy topic and it is not written as a cozy memoir. Adelstein describes everything clearly, even if he is not painting himself in a good light. I appreciated the honesty of the book and that's
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what kept me going when things got confusing. The story for the most part is chronological, but sometimes large chunks of time were chopped out without a clear transition to the next episode. Overall, though, it was an interesting memoir. Show Less
LibraryThing member caedocyon
Not particularly polished writing, and the author, a Jewish American reporter who speaks fluent Japanese and works as a crime journalist at a Japanese newspaper, at least does a decent job not hiding how patriarchal he and his profession are. The book is successful as a peek at Japanese culture and
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Publication
Pantheon (2009), Edition: 1, 352 pages
Original publication date
2009
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ISBN
0307378799 / 9780307378798