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Book Review: Tokyo Underworld–a classic on the dark side of Japan
There are very few gaijin (foreigners) who know what happens on the dark side of the rising sun like Robert Whiting. Whiting is an American author and journalist living in…
The town that took on the yakuza, from The Independent
Japan's mafia seemed untouchable – until a group of residents risked everything to launch a court fight to drive the gangsters out. By David McNeill in Kurume City
Tokyo Vice featured in South China Post Sunday Book Section
The stories Jake Adelstein wrote as a crime reporter for a Japanese newspaper have earned him and his family a death threat from one of the country’s most notorious and…
Tokyo Vice Featured on Australian ABC Radio International's "The Media Report"
So, where to start? Well let's begin with the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza, and the desire of one mob boss to terminate (with extreme prejudice) the career of an American-born…