Exploring Tokyo Vice w/Jake Adelstein: reporting on yakuza, 90's Japan and season 2 teasers!

Hey everyone,

It was an honour to chat with Jake and I’m so excited to share this interview with you all. This interview is a fascinating insight into how ingrained the yakuza were in everyday life, as well as Jake’s own journey: from Missouri to reporting at the Japan biggest newspaper, the Yomiuri Shinbun, to exposing one of the most famous Yakuza leaders. We deep dive into many different aspects of Japanese society and culture, as well as organised crime and the fragile balance of journalism, police, politics and the Japanese mafia. We also touch on the show, how it came about and what’s to come in season 2, as well as what Jake is working on next.

Hope you enjoy this one - it was a joy to speak to Jake and a huge thanks to him for coming on my channel.

Jake’s links:
Twitter: @jakeadelstein
Tokyo Vice book (UK): https://shorturl.at/gmrM0
Tokyo Vice book (US): https://shorturl.at/rDF09
The Last Yakuza book (UK): https://shorturl.at/oJUVZ
The Last Yakuza book (US): https://shorturl.at/kvMQV
The Evaporated Podcast (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
The Evaporated Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/6EfecbG...
Overview of the story behind Tokyo Vice: https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a4...
Watch Tokyo Vice on HBO Max now

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