{"product_id":"tokyo-vice-an-american-reporter-on-the-police-beat-in-japan-paperback","title":"Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJake Adelstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who \"pulls the curtain back on ... [an] element of Japanese society that few Westerners ever see\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e). Now a Max Original Series on HBO Max\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJake 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTokyo Vice\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJake Adelstein\u003c\/b\u003e was a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eYomiuri Shinbun\u003c\/i\u003e, Japan's largest newspaper, from 1993 to 2005. From 2006 to 2007 he was the chief investigator for a U.S. State Department-sponsored study of human trafficking in Japan. Considered one of the foremost experts on organized crime in Japan, he works as a writer and consultant in Japan and the United States. He is also the public relations director for the Washington, D.C.-based Polaris Project Japan, which combats human trafficking and the exploitation of women and children in the sex trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 7.97 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52444270035251,"sku":"9780307475299","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Sm9PanhGcDNETE1UVWdlaktTcjB4dz09.webp?v=1758934633","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/tokyo-vice-an-american-reporter-on-the-police-beat-in-japan-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}