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Tokyo Vice
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan | Jake Adelstein
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. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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KristiAhlers
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This was a little tense reading what with all the cultural and legitimate intrigue that went into this man's life and career while covering this crime element. Solid true crime book

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Christyco125
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Woohoo - I‘m growing! I‘ve read 2 non-fiction so far this year. And they were both not yawn inducing drudgery. This audiobook was good mix of personal bio and crime thriller. As a narrator, the author was pretty good but had some issues with pronunciation. Written by a journalist ☑️ #Booked2022

Cinfhen Yay!!! Congrats for expanding your reading!!! So glad it was a good read 🤓 2y
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The_Penniless_Author
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Really interesting lens through which to explore Japan and Japanese culture. The author worked for 12 years as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club, covering everything from government corruption to petty street crime to organized crime. The job alone would provide excellent material for a book no matter where it was set, but the glimpses of day-to-day life in Japan are often more fascinating than the cases he reports on.

rwmg Sounds fascinating. Wishlisted 3y
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AlizaApp
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The writer is an American who spent more than a decade working at a major Japanese newspaper, mostly covering crime and the police in Tokyo. I loved the behind-the-scenes look at how stories and investigations came together. But his willingness to do anything for a story came across as sleazy.

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CaseyMoore
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A thoroughly depressing book. Great read. Highly recommend for people interested in journalism. Good to know no matter how big the paper or story, reporters always have to fight to get the good stories published.

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CaseyMoore
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“There are eight rules of being a good reporter, Jake.”

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Ephemera
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I like to read true crime books, so I grabbed this one at a used book store. The author was living in Japan and teaching English when he decided to take the exam to work as a reporter for the Yomiuri Shinbun newspaper. He passed and started his journalistic career. As a reporter on the crime beat, he reveals much about Japanese culture that may be unknown to most gaijin. I learned a lot about Japanese gangsters. Four out of five stars.

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chlobee
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I admit, I'd never heard of this book until I saw it while browsing in a French bookstore. I fell in love with this cover and just had to have it. Probably wouldn't have bought it otherwise because I hate the English language covers!
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alanacristin How that is a stellar looking edition 😍 7y
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LissieDC
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The first of my December reads, Tokyo Vice blew my mind, and might ruin all the others for me... it's gripping, and in-depth, and it reveals a side of Japan that is terrifying and thrilling at the same time. Adelstein highlights the dark side of the land of the rising sun irresistibly. I couldn't put it down.

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Tsubame

@RealLifeReading If you love Japanese crime fiction, why not give a real story a shot? Adelstein isn't a Japanese author but worked as a journalist for the Yomiuri Shinbun, one of the biggest newspapers in Japan and i thoroughly enjoyed this book, although generally crime isn't my genre 😉

Faibka Sold! 7y
[DELETED] 3323341091 Adelstein is great. have you read his other book Operation Tropical Storm? 7y
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