Morimoto is Jake’s trusted accountant and friend. So when Steve and Becky need an accountant, Jake is more than happy to recommend Morimoto. But as time goes on, Steve and Becky start to realize their new accountant might be hiding something. Just when the truth starts to show itself, Morimoto…evaporates. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods, ad-free right now. Click ‘try free’ at the top of the Evaporated: Gone with the Godsshow page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from SonyMusic Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hi, I'm Jake Adelstein, an investigative journalist in Japan.
I've been reporting for nearly 30 years, mostly covering crime.
Maybe you saw Tokyo Vice.
That was about me, sort of.
It's based on a book I wrote, which was true.
The show, which is great, takes some liberties.
Like, I've never had the sloppy haircut that Ansel does.
In fact, I've had the same Zen buddhist buzz cut for 30 years, and I'm shorter.
Also, I did not snort meth with some sleazy fan magazine writer just to get information.
I've also never fist fought several yakuz at once.
Never happened.
Still, I've seen all kinds of weird stuff in these many years wandering around the japanese underworld.
And I've covered a few missing persons cases, but it was still a shock when one of them happened right under my nose, my very prominent nose.
To start.
Let me paint a picture of what tax day was like for me four years ago.
Sounds boring, I know, but bear with me.
It's March 5, 2018.
My taxes are due because I'm terrible with numbers.