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調査報道記者・Tokyo Vice (原作の著者) Investigative journalist, Zen Buddhist Priest, Paladin, Social Justice 🥷 Ninja, Grifter, Author of #TokyoVice 禅僧 @thedailybeast

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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
16 days
For everyone who loved #TokyoVice the TV series, sorry to say it seems like there won't be a Season 3. I did however, wrote #TokyoVice as a trilogy (Life unfolded that way) So if you're reader, here you are #TokyoVice (2009) #TheLastYakuza (2022) and finally #TokyoNoir (2024)
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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At a time when xenophobia seems to be rising in Japan, this lovely message from a Komeda Coffee Shop owner has struck a chord with many Japanese people and has been warmly received. #TokyoNice #Omotenashi Loosely translated: To Our Customers, Our shop actively hires foreign…
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
The Japanese government runs campaigns that encourage people to suspect foreign workers of being illegal immigrants or criminals and then wonders why foreign workers don’t wanna come here “Cooperate with legal hiring of foreigners month” It’s a racist dog whistle Cute ☺️ mascot
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
Everything you ever needed to know about deceased Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is here For years, we reported his scandals, cover-ups, and corruption He came to the sort of violent end that fascinated him so much in the movies he loved And his legacy lives on
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
人間クズのホストを演じた山下智久さん(山P)は名演でした。「実際、ホストクラブを視察したりしたのです。好かれるような役ではなくて嫌な奴を徹底的に演じた」という。勇断でした!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
On a lighter note: Here's Finland's response to Putin after he threatened them yesterday because they want to join NATO.
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@jakeadelstein
Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
吉報! #TokyoVice 続編が決定されました! だから今週の最終回を見て下さい そして 低俗のホストを名演した #山下智久 さんを再び登場させたら、どの展開がいいか提案してください。聞きたい! @tokyovice_wowow @TokyoViceHBOMax
@jakeadelstein
Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
人間クズのホストを演じた山下智久さん(山P)は名演でした。「実際、ホストクラブを視察したりしたのです。好かれるような役ではなくて嫌な奴を徹底的に演じた」という。勇断でした!
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Japan is now saying it wants to attract 6 million foreigners to work here but the last two years have demonstrated that foreign workers and even residents will face aribtrary and unscientific discrimination in a crisis.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
For 18 years, I followed the career of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: autocratic thuggery, crony corruption, lies, and xenophobia He turned Japan into a country that can't tell the truth This is the $11.8 million dollar eulogy he deserved #DishonestAbe
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@jakeadelstein
Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
愚僧の本「Tokyo Vice」(トウキョウ・バイス)のドラマ化等について喜んで共同通信から取材を受けた 過去の事件や仕事上の教訓も語って快感でした 真実を求める調査報道の大切さを訴えることがドラマと原作の共通点でしょう 正確な情報を知らないと、適切な判断ができないから #TOKYOVICE #調査報道
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
Every year in Japan over 80,000 people go missing "Every cop knows the real number is 3 times that..." The Evaporated/神隠しpodcast launches next month A few people got a sneak peek And we got a kind review from the Guardian. Coming soon to wherever you get your podcasts
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The Year Of The Dragon started with fire and shock in Japan. And for many people it was not a happy new year. But I'm still hoping that 2024 brings a lot of peace and prosperity to us all. So here's a little benediction from the Buddhist monk Shantideva-- and a reminder that…
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
人間クズのホスト「AKIRA」を名演した山下智久さん(山P)はTokyo Viceの続編では生きているかもしれない。来年はお楽しみです。 色々な提案もいただき、感謝しております。 #山ぴ  #TokyoVice #山下智久 🕵️😷🕵️‍♀️🤭
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
人間クズのホストを演じた山下智久さん(山P)は名演でした。「実際、ホストクラブを視察したりしたのです。好かれるような役ではなくて嫌な奴を徹底的に演じた」という。勇断でした!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
My question: "Why would foreigners come to Japan to the global city when they have faced xenophobic discrimination here for the last two years and with no guarantees that they will be treated like human beings?" Koike didn't answer but said, " We sure hope to open borders soon"
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
8 months
Tokyo Viceの撮影などにあまり関わらないようにした 脚本の検閲などに専念した 原作者としてドラマ化は100%賛成だったが、それでも現実性を持たせたかった ご覧になって満足すると嬉しい 非常に優秀なキャストに恵まれたが、山Pさんの怪演は抜群でした 感謝しております #調査報道 #TokyoVice #山P
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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📣 山下智久ファンの皆さん 吉報! 11月1日からNetflixで「TOKYO VICE」が放送開始!WOWOW&HBO Maxの共同制作ドラマで、山下氏が腹黒いホスト・アキラを名演! 危険な闇社会に足を踏み入れていく外人記者を追うクライムサスペンス 日本から 渡辺謙氏 菊地凛子氏 笠松将氏らが出演 #山P #山下智久
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@jakeadelstein
Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Twitter (X) as source of real time news is now abysmal. Elon broke the algorithm and so many users dropped out you’re better off watching local news for coverage or NHK.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
やっぱり #山下智久さん(山P)は演技力が抜群 #TokyoVice で悪玉のホストを徹底的に演じられるだけでなく バカ正直の不動産業者役でも納得がいくようなパフォーマンスだ 番組も皮肉喜劇で原作も読みたくなる ところが 僕は昔よく事故物件に住んでいたもんだ 😭安いから
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
3 months
A public service announcement from the crew of #TokyoVice Season 1 had☝️ 8 episodes This season: 10 episodes 2 more to go The next episode before the finale is on March 28 my 55th birthday There will be no cliffhanger It all comes to an end @TokyoViceHBOMax
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
謹賀新年! あけおめ! 吉報かな🕵️‍♀️🤭 人間クズのホスト「AKIRA」を名演した山下智久さん(山P)はTokyo Viceの続編では生きているかもしれない 今年はお楽しみです。 色々な提案もいただき、感謝しております。 #山ぴ  #TokyoVice #山下智久
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
人間クズのホストを演じた山下智久さん(山P)は名演でした。「実際、ホストクラブを視察したりしたのです。好かれるような役ではなくて嫌な奴を徹底的に演じた」という。勇断でした!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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本日はいよいよ放送開始 @tokyovice_wowow 山下智久さん(山P)が第一話に登場しないが 出番が来るまで楽しむといい 木曜日は僕と仲良しのマル暴刑事が映画館で見た 彼も感動した 帰りに偶然と番組のヤクザ役者に出会った 皆名刺交換したら刑事は「本物のヤクザを捕まるのが仕事だ」と自己紹介した 😂
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@jakeadelstein
Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
人間クズのホストを演じた山下智久さん(山P)は名演でした。「実際、ホストクラブを視察したりしたのです。好かれるような役ではなくて嫌な奴を徹底的に演じた」という。勇断でした!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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The Japanese word for meaningful wrok “karoshi” could be the key to work-life balance! But what is it? Well, once you’ve mastered it, you’ll never have to worry about retirement. #過労死 @unseenjapan @GaijinMommy
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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You have not experienced the “real” Japan until the city rejects your garbage bag because it was “the old designated garbage bag” and local community association guy brings you back the garbage and explains the latest color codes with a photograph of the 20, 30, 40 liter bags
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You have not experienced the “real” Japan until you're forced to open your bank account under your name as it's written on your residence card, in Roman letters....& then you try to log in online to the bank's system to discover it DOES NOT ACCEPT ROMAJI, ONLY KATAKANA.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
4 months
When I first started as a police reporter in Japan, the cops and public were a tad weirded out by a foreign reporter on the beat I got written up in a weekly magazine It's now out out of print I'm 54. Still here. Except my knees are so bad I can't ride a bike (lol) #TokyoVice
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Twitter (X) users in Japan are angry over the decimation of the system that made it useful in previous disasters @fluor_doublet "Hey Elon! Stop filtering tweets and revert them back to chronological order. They won't serve restoring infrastructure during disasters this way."
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山猫だぶ㌠
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それよかイーロンよ。ツイートのフィルタリングをやめて、ツイートを時系列に戻してくれ。災害時のインフラにならんよ。
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Honoring a legend: #TokyoVice 's detective 🕵🏼‍♂️ Katagiri-san, portrayed by Ken Watanabe was real-life hero Detective Chiaki Sekiguchi. A mentor, a friend, the finest cop in Saitama's organized crime task force, he was also an incredible Dad Your legacy lives on, Sekiguchi-san RIP
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Today, Tokyo Vice was the most watched show on all of Max. Delighted 😀 #TokyoVice Thanks for tuning in
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
7 months
📣 山下智久ファンの皆さん 吉報! 本日からNetflixで「TOKYO VICE」が放送開始! WOWOW&HBO Maxの共同制作ドラマで、山下氏が腹黒いホスト・アキラを名演! 危険な闇社会に足を踏み入れていく外人記者を追うクライムサスペンス 日本から 渡辺謙氏 菊地凛子氏 笠松将氏らが出演 #TokyoVice
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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@rumirumi409 僕は日本の芸能界に疎い 新聞の社会面しか見ない硬派だ 山Pさんはどれだけ有名なのか知らなかった ホスト役として最高で会ったら人柄の良さも窺える 一方、先月山下さんに「紹介しろ」とせがむ英国の芸能記者に付き纏われた 彼が企んだ記事の趣旨に悟って「絶対ない」と断り、敵を作った模様 やれやれ
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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People make fun of Saizeriya, Japan’s discount Italian restaurant chain, but a plate full of escargot for $2.70 is a bargain by any standard. And it’s really good.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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The many words for “snow” in Japan 雪 (Yuki) - The most common word for snow. •粉雪 (Kona Yuki) - Refers to powdery snow. •湿雪 (Shime Yuki) - Denotes wet snow. •新雪 (Shinsetsu) - Fresh snow. •融雪 (Yūsetsu) - Melting snow. •氷雪 (Hyo Setsu) - Ice snow. •春雪 (Haru Yuki)…
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
社会部記者時代は1999年警視庁4方面(新宿署・歌舞伎町)を担当した 新宿署が初めてホストクラブを摘発したのがちょっとしたスクープでした。 その後一晩 老舗「愛」でホストの仕事を体験学習した 気楽の仕事では無いね #山下智久 さんはホスト役を絶妙に演じた 迫力ある
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
人間クズのホストを演じた山下智久さん(山P)は名演でした。「実際、ホストクラブを視察したりしたのです。好かれるような役ではなくて嫌な奴を徹底的に演じた」という。勇断でした!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
S’il y a une maxime de connue chez les yakuza, c’est bien « Dès que tu arriveras au sommet, quelqu’un essaiera de t’en faire tomber. » L’univers du journalisme est, malheureusement, très comparable au leur (苦笑)
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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In 1993, the average age of a yakuza member was about 35. Now it’s 50. I’m 53. We are fading away together. That’s not as bad as it sounds.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 month
“I hate foreigners” (外国人嫌い)is trending on twitter in Japan because of statements President Biden made in which he points out Japan is facing many problems because the country is xenophobic and doesn’t welcome immigrants. NHK translation below
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NHKニュース
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アメリカのバイデン大統領がイベントの中で「なぜ日本は問題を抱えているのか。それは彼らが外国人嫌いで移民を望んでいないからだ」と発言したとロイター通信などが報じました #nhk_video
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Merry Christmas! And Happy Holidays! In the best spirit of the times, here is a benediction from Shanti Deva, a Buddhist philosopher and nice guy. (Slightly customized) To everyone: May all beings everywhere Plagued by sufferings of body and mind Obtain an ocean of happiness…
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約束通りに  #TokyoVice へ 山下智久さんが戻りました。 またも悪玉役のホストを名演しましす。第7話 日本の放送は4月から ⁦ @tokyovice_wowow ⁩ #山P #山下智久さん
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Everyone has their favorite character on #TokyoVice --mine isn't me The actor playing Sato is phenomenal but I think Shun Sugata kills it as Ishida, the head of the Chihara-kai. And he eerily captures the real like yakuza he's based on--"The Coach" ☟Read
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
Japan's Immigration Ministry used to call June: "Month to Combat Illegal Foreign Workers" with a huge sign in Shingawa station encouraging people to view alien workers with suspicion It was too loud of a racist dog whistle so they toned it down added a mascot 😀 (2015/2023)
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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In Melbourne on a book tour for #TokyoNoir and what do I find? #TokyoVice "on the brink of cancellation" according to @vulture No one told me My 2nd book #TheLastYakuza was optioned, so I thought Season 3 was a given Thanks for watching and reading☟
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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S’il y a une maxime de connue chez les #yakuza , c’est bien « Dès que tu arriveras au sommet, quelqu’un essaiera de t’en faire tomber. » L’univers du journalisme est, malheureusement, très comparable au leur.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Here's one nice tip when traveling to Kyoto. Inari Shrine is beautiful to visit—but it is mobbed with tourists during the day. However, it’s open all night and slightly lit up as well and that’s a wonderful time to visit. You can’t buy trinkets but you can enjoy the mystique
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Here’s the thing—I understand that we live in a world where our parasocial relationships—what anime or TV shows we watch—mean a lot to us. We care about those characters like they were people we know. We want to help them out when we can. But they’re not real. I can write any…
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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The average age of a yakuza in Japan is now: 54. I'm 54 I really feel like I'm fading out with these guys They won't be missed by me 90% of the yakuza are tribal sociopathic scum There were a few men of honor At least one I admired #TheLastYakuza coming in October
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
山下智久さんの支持者への吉報: 本日22時より「 #TOKYOVICE 」放送です。女誑しの悪玉ホストを名演します! ぜひご覧ください! #山P
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山下智久/マネージャー日記 TOMOHISA YAMASHITA OFFICIAL STAFF
2 years
本日22時より「 #TOKYOVICE 」放送です。ぜひご覧ください!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Twitterdachi Take a picture of residency card Keep it on your phone. If you lose your wallet with your card, report it to the police and apply for a new one immediately If police try to detain you for not having card, show the photo RT please↓
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
It’s not unprecedented. The mayor of Nagasaki was shot to death in April 2007 by a disgruntled yakuza.
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"It is unprecedented in Japanese history." Japan has some of the strictest gun laws and shootings are rare. Bloomberg's @opinion columnist @GearoidReidy speaks after former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was shot during a political event ( via @BloombergTV )
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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I like living and working in Japan. There are some politicians here who have put forth really good plans for integrating foreigners into the workforce and discouraging discrimination. But the current legacy of Abe/LDP government Is shortsighted institutionalized xenophobia.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀' 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 I didn’t plan to say much but since I keep getting asked let me clarify the events
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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What a difference a stray “n” can make 😵 Saboten makes great breaded pork cutlets but you might want to avoid ordering this one. PS. Find this menu before it’s fixed.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
10 months
「トーキョーバイス」シーズン2、撮影完了、編集作業開始。 #yamapi #山ぴ のファンに吉報かもしれない🫢 全米脚本家組合のストライキ前に脚本が完成 全米俳優組合のストライキの数日前撮影が終わった お陰様で、ぎりぎりセーフ 日本のスタッフもよくがんばりました 感謝!
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I was asked “Why does Sato, if he’s a yakuza, only have a half-sleeve (tattoo)?” The answer is: because he hasn’t been a yakuza very long. He’s a newbie. Traditional tattoos done with an awl, are painful, expensive, take months That’s why some yakuza called them 我慢 (endurance)
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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The near-finale of Tokyo Vice airs today, March 28th. It’s also my 55th birthday. To be honest, I’m feeling a lot more like Detective Katagiri, then young Adelstein these days. I’m good with that. With age, sometimes, comes wisdom. March 28th is a birthday I share with one…
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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日本で外国人嫌悪が高まる中、あるコメダ珈琲店の店長からの素敵なメッセージが多くの日本人の心に響き、温かく受け入れられました。 #TokyoNice #Omotenashi このサインを発見した作家の小林大輝さんに感謝しています。 @Ed_drugman000
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With the HBO adaptation of #TokyoVice now popular the world over, here is the long-awaited sequel: Tokyo Noir. "The book does a great job of portraying the mirrored twilight stage of both yakuza and the journalists who cover them. It makes for captivating…
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
Tokyo Viceは6月1日からHULUでも見られます!#山下智久 のファンは喜ぶ
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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The yakuza are overwhelmingly a male dominated criminal organizations. Some women have rose to power. In March, the memoirs of one of the few women who could legitimately claim to have been a yakuza member, Nishimura Mako, will be published. Definitely worth a read.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Tokyo Vice (トウキョウ・バイス)は現在、ネットフリックスでもWOWOWでも再放送中 第二弾(続編)は来年2月から  @tokyovice_wowow  と @TokyoViceHBOMax で放送する予定 #山P (山下智久さん)のファンにちっとした吉報かもね 山下さんは悪玉ホストを名演したね
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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人間クズのホストを演じた山下智久さん(山P)は名演でした。「実際、ホストクラブを視察したりしたのです。好かれるような役ではなくて嫌な奴を徹底的に演じた」という。勇断でした!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Think on this The yen is surging because there of reports the Bank Of Japan is finally going to radically change it’s monetary policy It’s all a sham It’s a planned distraction from the growing corruption scandal in the LDP It’s standard Japan Inc practice to bury bad news
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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発売中のTVガイドは山下さんと笠松さんの対談記事が載った 興味深い裏話もあるし、二人は馬が合う模様 優れた役者で良い人だから #TOKYOVIC の世界では、佐藤役(ヤクザ)がアキラ役(ホスト)を嫌うのもわかる 本来、任侠道は 弱きを助け強きを挫く ホストはその反対 @show_K_official #山P
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
BREAKING NEWS: 𝙹𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝙾𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝚜𝚝! 𝙰𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢. Tourists OK! And the 900 days of open xenophobia and nonsensical COVID19 restrictions will be replaced with subtle hostility and a grab for dollars because the yen is tanking! Welcome!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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僕も1日のホスト 社会部記者で1999 年警視庁4方面(新宿署・歌舞伎町)を担当した 新宿署が初めてホストクラブを摘発したこともスクープした その後一晩 老舗「愛」でホストの仕事を体験学習した 気楽の仕事では無いね #山下智久 さんはホスト役を絶妙に演じた 迫力ある
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
The real target of Shinzo Abe’s assassin wasn’t Abe. It was the cult that had backed him since 2006–and many in Japan’s ruling political party The blowback echoes Shinzo Abe’s Assassin Succeeds in Turning Japan Against ‘Cult’
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
A man without enemies is no man at all. #TokyoVice premieres April 7 on @HBOmax Here’s a preview of what’s to come. #Trailer #TokyoViceTrailer
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
Shinzo Abe was fascinated by violence He wanted to scrap Japan's pacifist constitution & make it a military power His favorite book & film: Eternal Zero, a kamikaze ode. After retiring, he wanted to direct yakuza films Today he was shot to death That's a sad movie-script ending
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
5 months
Just part of my hotel room in Kyoto. 5,883 yen after all fees were paid. That’s $40 This is why I use @bookingcom frequently. The customer loyalty rewards are great. Bait and switch offers rare. Very pleased.
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Jakes on a Plane ✈️
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My entire hotel room in Kyoto, Japan 💀
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Today marks my 32nd year in journalism! 🎉 Started as a police reporter in Saitama on April 15, 1993 From 2006-2009, investigated human trafficking in Japan for US State Department and handled corporate due diligence Some work made a difference I still love the job! #TokyoVice
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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@wakachan02 米国人の勝手な思い込み. 文化を鑑賞して学ぶことは文化盗用(cultural appropriation)ではないが一部の米国人でそれも理解せずにすぐ「文化盗用」とすぐ叫ぶ。多くの日本人は外国人が伝統的な文芸や文化を学ぶことは素晴らしいと思っています。残念です。旦那に「It’s cool man. Go for it」と応援!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
Translated “My American husband tried his hand at Japanese calligraphy. When I posted his work on Facebook, an American friend of mine (who has no connection to Japanese culture whatsoever) commented, "That's cultural theft, so don't do that.” He was really bummed.
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Waka🇺🇸🐾
2 years
この前、アメリカ人の旦那が書道に挑戦したんです。その作品をFacebookに上げたら、知り合いのアメリカ人(日本文化に何のゆかりもない)が、「学校に何年も行ってプロとしてやってる人もいる。それは文化盗用だからやめなさい」とコメントされ、彼がひどく落ち込んでしまいました。😔
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
今晩 #TOKYOVICE は国内放送で 最終回となります 勧善懲悪の東京ではない。 どんでん返しの連続で 誰が生き残るか 見てみないとわからない @tokyovice_wowow
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
5 months
Rushing onto the train is DANGEROUS Ask the dragon caught in the doors of the Tokyo subway At least he wasn’t riding the Yamanote line at 11pm. Every year, Tokyo Metro replaces the Chinese calendar animal on these safety posters. The dragon didn’t listen, clearly
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
7 months
Here’s a rare and interesting photo of Daikaku Chodoin, 83, the founder and president of the United World Karate Association—with Michael Jackson—and the 7th generation leader of yakuza syndicate, Chairman Hareaki Fukuda (福田 晴瞭元総裁) of the Sumiyoshi-Kai. Taken in 1998 at…
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐳𝐚 will be published today in England! It's a narrative history of the #yakuza told through the lives of several bosses. It will also illuminate the underworld portrayed in Season Two of #TokyoVice starting on February 8. "Adelstein explains the…
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
The Japanese police can be friendly and helpful but they tend to regard all foreigners with suspicion. So if you have to go to the police for anything, wear a suit. Have a copy of your Zairyu card (在留カード). Be polite and patient. Record the entire transaction.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
Let’s talk about Japan’s labor shortage, declining companies, and low wages.. we’ll start about pointing out a weird similarity to the decline of the #yakuza This article explains why the Hangure (gangs) are not going to replace the once powerful yakuza
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
3 months
大体テレビの「ヤクザ」は大声で怒り狂う大根役者 本物のヤクザはそろそろ押さえきれないような怒りを秘めた姿勢で脅す また敵意を垣間見せる態度で、相手をビビらせる。 @Kazuyatanabe 田邊さんが演じる矢吹若頭は、本物の凄みを匂わせる演技が抜群です #TokyoVice #山P も悪玉ホストを怪演
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Usually the yakuza are depicted unrealistically In #TokyoVice we did our best to show the business side of being a gangster Ishida and Sato in Chihara-kai are based on people in these photos If u want to know more checkout 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐳𝐚 ☟
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Every year 80,000 are reported missing in #Japan It’s the tip of the iceberg Many vanish of their own free will some by the hands of another and some as if the Gods kidnapped them Join our podcast as we search for: The Evaporated #神隠
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
What I’ve Learned In The 30 Years As A Reporter: The 12 Rules Of Being A Good Journalist In Japan Whether you’re dealing with yakuza, politicians, serial killers, or shady journalists, there’s a way to be a better watchdog and not a lapdog
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 months
Between 2000-2004, 4 #yakuza bosses got liver transplants at UCLA They jumped the line Hundreds more died waiting FBI made a deal with powerful boss Tadamasa Goto, because he ratted out his pals FBI wanted his intel because the Japanese police wouldn't share theirs @fasc1nate
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In 2001, a Yakuza mob boss named Tadamasa Goto gave a $100,000 donation to UCLA. In exchange, they gave him a liver transplant, allowing him to jump the queue. That same year, 186 people in the Los Angeles area died while waiting for a liver transplant. The FBI was also involved.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Last year, a dude broke into my home while my sweetheart & I were asleep He took video too including a shot of my naked ass The Kyoto Police investigated, caught him Today prosecutors let me know he gets 16 months in jail I contacted the detective and thanked him! #平穏無事
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
7 months
The Japanese government is now considering regulating host clubs due to victimization of the young women frequenting the clubs. And I was only writing about this problem 9 years ago. 2014. Change is slow.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
June is crackdown on illegal aliens month in Japan!😀 You must always have a residence card or passport with you and show it to cops if they ask Violations may result in a fine of up to 200,000 yen and/or to 2 years in jail Take a photo with your phone, keep it there
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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22,000 people have signed this petition to allow foreigners, students, and workers into Japan 2 years is too long Sign up and help out 以下のキャンペーンに賛同をお願いします!「内閣 総理大臣 へ :1日でも早く 外国人 留学生 や 労働者 等の 入国 許可を!」
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
Twitterdachi, Many schools in Japan have archaic rules sometimes called ブラック校則—like demanding ALL students have black hair Or that students can’t wear a coat, even in the dead of winter. Are there even stranger ones? Please share. Details appreciated #ブラック校則
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Thanks for tuning into #TokyoVice 🎥 ! Whether there's a #Season3 or not, I'm glad we wrapped without a cliffhanger🚫 More #yakuza and true-crime stories out there—you may have to read them instead of watching! 📚 Stay tuned🕵️‍♀️ #TheLastYakuza #TokyoNoir
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
1 year
BTW filming of Season 2 of #TokyoVice is underway The scripts are great And hopefully, it will air before the 2023 leaves of autumn wither away The show-runner & high-school friend @stagewriter & family joined us to say sayonara to 2022 Happy New Year! @TokyoViceHBOMax
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Here is a preview of my new book—which has already been published in France under the title Tokyo Detective. It will be coming out this summer as Tokyo Noir! “The law is either a cure or a poison. It all depends on how you apply it. “ After losing his journalist job, Adelstein…
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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And after a terrifying earthquake in Japan today, what is trending on twitter: 人工地震 (human-made earthquake). Here's the start of one trending conspiracy theory. The first few lines read like this. "Mysterious explosion sounds in Noto Town on the 31st, with all news…
@rensis888
ニャー!
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31日に能登町の謎の爆発音。ニュースが全削除。翌日に大地震。日本人なんてこれを偶然と思う羊達の群。 そりゃ抗がん剤、降圧剤、ワク〇ン、人工地震、ケムトレイル(個人的には半信半疑)などやりたい放題になるわ。あいつら馬鹿な実験用黄色猿だなwって思われて当然。
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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現在、#ホストクラブ の暗面が社会問題化した それに先立ち、原作とテレビ番組で取りあげた #山下智久 氏 が悪玉ホストを見事に演じた @tokyovice_wowow 原作を読んで智識を深めたいなら↘ ところが、想像して3年後のAKIRAは何をやっているでしょうか #TokyoVice #山P
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
人間クズのホストを演じた山下智久さん(山P)は名演でした。「実際、ホストクラブを視察したりしたのです。好かれるような役ではなくて嫌な奴を徹底的に演じた」という。勇断でした!
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
2 years
One of the biggest sexist assholes in modern Japan is dead. But once a man is no longer capable of reproduction they’re practically dead already (sarcasm) Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara—I hope you’re reincarnated as a single mom in Adachi-Ku Sayonara
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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🚨BREAKING: Japan begins releasing "treated" nuclear waste water from Fukushima into the ocean. Despite official assurances, 12 harmful radioactive elements remain. Past lessons unlearned, global community and local livelihoods at risk.🌊🐟☢️ #NuclearWater
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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The darkly comic sequel to #TokyoVice coming May 14 𝐓𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐫: 𝐈𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 “If you want to do the job right, you have to take care of your friends. And remember the enemy of your enemy, is a friend” #yakuza #truecrime
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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And Japan wonders why they can’t attract qualified foreign labor to work here….. With a sinking yen and rising xenophobia plus attempts to make “permanent residence” a joke If not paying taxes is grounds for losing residence status, Kishida & LDP cronies should be refugees⬇️
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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Here’s how to let the world know you’re a xenophobic and racist country run by clowns Pass a law that makes “permanent residence” a joke. Japanese government considering laws allowing those who miss tax or insurance payments be expelled #
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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This is revolutionary for Japan’s criminal justice system.
@UnseenJapanSite
Unseen Japan
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You finally have a right to an attorney in Japan: starting in April, attorneys can be present for police interrogations, something currently only allowed by police discretion in limited cases. Japan’s Federation of Bar Associations hopes the move reduces forced confessions.
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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I left my house today without putting on my noise canceling headphones and I realized something. Most of Tokyo is a noisy hell. If you actually pay attention to the sounds you are overwhelmed. There are 1000 voices telling you what to do, what to avoid, as loudly as possible
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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I awoke at at 5:59. Waffle House opens at 6am I was the first customer today, got the best seat in the house, and for 15 minutes, I was the benevolent Pope Of Waffle House An auspicious start to the day. #WaffleHouse
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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
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“It’s forbidden to show your tattoos. Please hide them. Even if you’re a gentleman when you show tattoos in Japan it will terrify someone. Please understand.” The subtext is “yakuza have tattoos and people are scared of them”
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