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A review by girlnouns
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan by Jake Adelstein
4.0
This book is about the Author's journey from college to covering various types of crime. Jake focuses his life as a journalist more so than certain cases, which I thought was very refreshing.
Some people say that Jake Adelstein is a psycho, but I think a lot of callousness comes from the Police not being fully effective against organized crime. This can be seen in People who Eat Darkness, a book on Lucie Blackman's murder, where the police only do their job with foreign pressure involved and also are not too concerned about sex workers.
Adelstein's push for more visibility for human trafficking in sex work is refreshing and I disagree with the people that think Jake Adelstein is some bumbling American idiot (even though he portrays him self that way). He did really good work as a journalist and puts his work over anything else, sacrificing his capacity to be a good partner and friend.
Some people say that Jake Adelstein is a psycho, but I think a lot of callousness comes from the Police not being fully effective against organized crime. This can be seen in People who Eat Darkness, a book on Lucie Blackman's murder, where the police only do their job with foreign pressure involved and also are not too concerned about sex workers.
Adelstein's push for more visibility for human trafficking in sex work is refreshing and I disagree with the people that think Jake Adelstein is some bumbling American idiot (even though he portrays him self that way). He did really good work as a journalist and puts his work over anything else, sacrificing his capacity to be a good partner and friend.