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ISBN 13 | 9781957363912 |
ISBN 10 | 1957363916 |
Author | Jake Adelstein |
Language | English |
Book Description | A darkly comic sequel to Tokyo Vice that is equal parts history lesson, true-crime exposé, and memoir.It's 2008, and it's been a while since Jake Adelstein was the only gaijin crime reporter for the Y |
About the Author | Jake Adelstein was a reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper, from 1993 to 2005, and from 2006 to 2007 was the chief investigator for a US State Department-sponsored study of human trafficking in Japan. He is also the public relations director for the Washington, DC-based Polaris Project Japan, which combats human trafficking and the exploitation of women and children in the sex trade. Adelstein has written for The Daily Beast/Newsweek, The Independent, and The Guardian, and is a regular contributor to The Atlantic Wire. He has appeared on CNN, NPR, the BBC, and other media outlets as a commentator on yakuza-related news and Japan's nuclear industry giant, TEPCO. |
Publication Date | 1 October 2024 |
Number of Pages | 320 pages |
Tokyo Noir: In and Out of Japan's Underworld