A review by jakewritesbooks
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan by Jake Adelstein

4.0

(4.5) A fascinating look at the life of a gaijin reporter on the crime beat in Japan. It's interesting to note that underneath the cultural differences between Japan and the US, the similar motifs of crime still lurk. Adelstein does as deep of a dive as one could expect and the results are interesting. Some will read this as a tourist-y read, which I think is wrong. Japan is far more than just crime culture filtered through the lens of a foreigner. But if you want to know about the Japanese underworld and its idiosyncrasies, check this out.