Category Archives: Pop Culture

Fuzoku Friday

By Sarah Noorbakhsh | Published: 13 November 2009
The fuzoku (風俗) industry, or sex industry, is an integral part of Japan’s underground economy and a multi-billion-dollar operation that is difficult to keep track of actual numbers because of(...)
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2 Channel Devotes A Thread to Jake and Tokyo Vice

By Jake Adelstein | Published: 28 October 2009
In one of the mind baffling things to happen of late, the popular Japanese internet BBS and forum, 2 channel, devoted a thread to me and the book. I suppose(...)
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Salaryman in Japan

By Jake Adelstein | Published: 3 July 2008
You wouldn’t expect The Japan Travel Bureau to put out the finest sociological treatise about the pathology and isolation of modern life in Japan, but here it is. It’s a hilarious and disturbingly accurate read about the daily life of Japan’s favorite workhorse -- the company man.
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