Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009

Few recent books on Japan have caused as big a stir as Tokyo Vice, Jake Adelstein’s warts-and-all account of his days as a crime reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun. Fresh off appearances on 60 Minutes and The Daily Show, the US-born Adelstein returns to Japan for a discussion at Good Day Books in Ebisu. On the slate is a reading of an unpublished chapter from Tokyo Vice called “Synchronicity and the Lazy Journalist,” as well as an exploration of the world of Japanese yakuza fan magazines, complete with illustrations.

BookNotes Lecture Series
Jake Adelstein, author of the true crime chronicle Tokyo Vice. Dec 6, 6:30pm, free (with purchase of book). Good Day Books, Ebisu. Nearest stn: Ebisu. www.gooddaybooks.com