2023-12-12
52 分钟第 1 季 第 1 集
Campsite media this series contains mentions of violence, suicide, domestic violence, sexual assault, and death.
Listener discretion is advised.
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.