It took me nearly a decade to finish #TheLastYakuza a narrative history of Japan’s tattooed gangsters after WWII. I’ll be talking about the book, missing fingers, why swords are better than guns and #TokyoVice at the FCCJ on the 31st. Join if you’re interested www.fccj.or.jp/event/book-b... - ThreadSky

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tokyovice.bsky.social • 10 days ago

It took me nearly a decade to finish #TheLastYakuza a narrative history of Japan’s tattooed gangsters after WWII.
I’ll be talking about the book, missing fingers, why swords are better than guns and #TokyoVice at the FCCJ on the 31st. Join if you’re interested

https://www.fccj.or.jp/event/book-break-jake-adelstein-author-last-yakuza-life-japanese-underworld

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artistanovato.bsky.social•10 days ago

Glad to see that you update this, Jake. I already follow you on IG and after watching the tv show, I have to read Tokio Vice (I know, I know, lack of time...). The show was amazing, btw, congrats on that.

tokyovice.bsky.social•10 days ago

Thank you! The books form sort of a #TokyoViceTrilogy
Tokyo Vice (2009)
The Last Yakuza (2023)
Tokyo Noir (2024)
I don’t see myself doing a 4th book. I’ve been living a fairly Zen Buddhist priest sort of low-key life since 2017. But one never knows

artistanovato.bsky.social•10 days ago

I have the first one! And I want to find time to read it and enjoy the reading. But since I'm trying to learn Japanese, and my art, and photography and all the other daily shit...