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Jake Adelstein
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January 01, 1969
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Tokyo – May 28th, 2012
The former prime minister of Japan, Naoto Kan, speaking on the record about Japan’s worst nuclear accident in history, blamed the disaster on the nuclear village (原子力村) aka the nuclear mafia, inadequate laws, and the appalling incompetence of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and NISA (Japan’s Nuclear Industrial Safety Agency).
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Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
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2:46: Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake
by The quakebook community, Our Man in Abiko (Goodreads Author) , William Gibson 3.84 avg rating — 183 ratings
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This is one of the most haunting stories I have read for a while. The ethical and moral dilemma leaves you thinking for days afterwards. As with all of his books, Ishiguro creates exquisitive images that curl around your senses and envelop you.
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| One of the saddest books I've ever read and impossible to forget. It really is a book about human trafficking in many ways and deeply disturbing. It's fiction that has so much truth in it that it's overpowering. I almost wish I hadn't read it. | |
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| The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts) | 2596 | 666 | Feb 28, 2011 09:05pm | |
| Around the World ...: Japan | 5 | 89 | Mar 11, 2012 12:45pm |
Jitsuroku- true accounts of the Yakuza and others
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This group is for people who love reading about the criminal and delinquent undercurrent in Japanese society. (Non fiction and memoirs)
