The Last Yakuza: life and death in the Japanese underworld by Jake Adelstein

The Last Yakuza: life and death in the Japanese underworld

Jake Adelstein

416 pages first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

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A riveting, behind-the-scenes look at the life and times of yakuza mob boss Makoto Saigo, aka Tsunami, by America’s foremost expert on Japanese organized crime.  Makoto Saigo could have been a rock star. Instead he became a yakuza. Born in Japan, ...

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funny 22%
mysterious 11%

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slow 22%

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