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Jake’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jake’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Jake Adelstein’s Followers (796)
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Jake Adelstein
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November 2009
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More books by Jake Adelstein…
Japanese Feudalistic Love is Entertainment Fodder: 恋愛裁判 (Renai Saiban) Review
by Kaori Shoji
Renai Saiban (International Title: Love on Trial) opened in theaters across Japan last month and it’s rumored to overtake Kokuho’s box office popularity within the year. Like Kokuho, Love on Trial premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year and is now slated to make the rounds of theaters across Asia, parts of the US and Europe. Director Koji Fukada told reporters in Cann
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"In Tokyo Noir, Jake sheds light on his due diligence work and wider experiences with Japan's dark corners, including the yakuza and beyond. His third book got a lot more personal, as he's telling the aftermath of the lifestyle he accumulated from the"
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"In Tokyo Noir, there are bad guys, journalists asking important questions, and innocent people caught in a path of injustice leading to faith-shaking tragedy. Tokyo Noir mirrors a raw, vulnerable, and compelling story of Tokyo, and one man’s journey "
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"all reviews in one place:
night mode reading
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My Opinion: The author, former crime reporter in Japan, offers a unique insight. Grappling with his own personal challenges, such as health, social life, and family all the way a" Read more of this review » |
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Jake
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Fearless: A Guide to Freedom and Fulfilling your Fullest Potential
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From one Jake to another Jake, thank you! Tadamasa Goto wrote a boastful autobiography and another Japanese author I really admire wrote a more accura
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Jake
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Sarah Jensen’s review
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The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection
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Thank you very much for this in-depth review. I don’t know a lot about sociology so some of your points are above my base level of knowledge however,
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| Sarah Wynn-Williams’ Careless People isn’t a tell-all in the usual sense, because there’s no breathless scandal, no carefully curated downfall that leaves the guilty parties sipping green juice in a rehab that costs more than your mortgage. Instead, ...more | |
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“Confession is for the confessor. It makes you feel good; it ruins the lives of everyone else. It’s a selfish thing to do. Don’t confess.”
― Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
― Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
“You develop a kind of admiration for criminal genius and ruthless efficiency, and you forget that the criminal empire is built on human pain and suffering.”
― Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
― Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
“Heroes are just people who have run out of choices.”
― Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
― Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Topics Mentioning This Author
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The Seasonal Read...:
Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)
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2578 | 1112 | Feb 28, 2011 09:05PM | |
| You'll love this ...: Sam's High Octane Alphabet Extravaganza | 177 | 161 | Nov 19, 2013 05:06AM | |
| Cozy Mysteries : SPRING 2015 Challenge | 175 | 158 | Jun 25, 2015 08:15AM | |
| The History Book ...: SKEETOR'S (from Belle Chasse) 50 BOOKS READ IN 2015 | 63 | 86 | Aug 24, 2015 02:22PM | |
| The History Book ...: * LAND OF THE RISING SUN - READ JAPAN CHALLENGE | 176 | 528 | Apr 12, 2018 06:27AM | |
| Around the World ...: Alyssa - Tourist | 8 | 29 | May 02, 2019 06:13PM | |
| Reading Challenges: Catena #3 - iscrizioni e commenti | 217 | 48 | Apr 01, 2020 07:56AM |
“Due diligence involves a lot of paperwork and sometimes more footwork than you could possibly imagine; hopefully you’ll find the process of getting the job done as fascinating as I do. Real-world puzzle-solving is always going to interest me more than any novel, escape room, or video game. I do believe that the truth is out there; there is an answer if you ask the right questions.”
― Tokyo Noir: In and Out of Japan's Underworld
― Tokyo Noir: In and Out of Japan's Underworld
Jitsuroku- true accounts of the Yakuza and others
— 14 members
— last activity Feb 14, 2008 11:31AM
This group is for people who love reading about the criminal and delinquent undercurrent in Japanese society. (Non fiction and memoirs)
Haruki Murakami Book Group
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Discuss all things Haruki Murakami: novels, short stories, non-fiction, books about HM, translation projects, related music/film, interviews, symbolis ...more
