Tokyo Vice review by Dan Scheraga
Here they come, hopefully one in a long line of reviews! “Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan” (Pantheon Books, 352 pages, $26), by Jake Adelstein:…
Economics 101: The Yakuza Barometer
A look at why the yakuza hitting the books is a sure-fire sign that the economy is hitting rock bottom, by Bloomberg’s William Pesek, with added flavor from Jake Adelstein.…
Ozawa's Angels — will they kick ass or pour tea?
A much-talked-about article with a slightly misleading headline about some lucky young ladies who were hand-picked by former DPJ president Ichiro Ozawa and ushered into seats of power. NAGOYA, Japan…
Yakuza and Livers and The History Of Organ Transplants in Japan
If you don’t already know, between 200o-2004, several of Japan’s crime bosses, including the notorious Goto Tadamasa, received liver transplants at UCLA. Goto Tadamasa, one of Japan’s most brutal dons…
Cabaret Club Girls in Japan: All You Ever Wanted To Know
The publication of the magazine Koakuma Ageha in 2005 sent a shock-wave through Japanese society: when did cabaret-club hostesses become socially accepted to the degree that they have their own…