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It requires a risky mix of naive optimism, grotesque bluff, and boneheaded persistence to get a scoop on a yakuza boss

It requires a risky mix of naive optimism, grotesque bluff, and boneheaded persistence to get a scoop on a yakuza boss

Jake Adelstein – Tokyo vice

The story is, appears heavily romanticized, but provides a nice insider perspective on many quirks of Japanese culture.

Tags Crime, History, Jake Adelstein, jakuza, Japan, Journalism, Tokyo vice

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