Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan by Jake AdelsteinMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book is the author's description of his experiences as a crime reporter in a Japanese daily Yomiuri Shinbun. There is no plot as such. The book is divided into different chapters of the author's various assignments covering the crime beat in Tokyo. the narrative is not too captivating and one may either like it or hate it. The most interesting tidbits were about the workings of the Japanese sex industry and the sleazy nightlife description. Although there was a lot about the yakuza but nothing descriptive. One gets a bit overwhelmed when you read about the human trafficking aspect and the forced induction of women into the sex trade. Otherwise this is a strictly ok read.
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