#262 - Inside Japan's DEADLIEST Criminal Enterprise | HBO's Jake Adelstein

SPONSOR - ACORNS: https://www.acorns.com/julian (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Jake Adelstein is an American journalist, crime writer, and blogger who has spent most of his career in Japan. He is the author of “Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan,” which inspired the 2022 Max original streaming television series Tokyo Vice, starring Ansel Elgort as Adelstein. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/   INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/   X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey  GUEST LINKS BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Noir-Out-Japans-Underworld/dp/1957363916  LISTEN to Julian Dorey Podcast Spotify ▶ https://open.spotify.com/show/5skaSpDzq94Kh16so3c0uz   Apple ▶ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trendifier-with-julian-dorey/id1531416289  JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips    - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily    - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP    ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 - Living in Japan, Shinzo Abe Assassination, Yakuza Boss Mob hit on Nurse 8:14 - Jake’s Obsession w/ Japanese Culture, Moving into Zen Buddhist Temple 18:05 - Japan Assimilation, Jake gets first gig in Japan 23:53 - Who are the Yakuza, Japan’s Class System 31:20 - 1992 Anti-Organized Crime Laws, Yakuza Commits Face Cutting-Crime 36:41 - Japanese Extreme Legal System, Jake Dating Mistress of Yakuza Boss 44:39 - Japanese Cop Helps, #1 Rule for Japanese Yakuza for Journalists, Jake attacked by Yakuza 50:19 - Turning Down his Last Yakuza Boss 54:06 - Corruption Scandal of Yakuza, Pr*stitution Laws, Tr*fficking Protection 59:22 - Police Officer Downloading Corn, Sotry of police protection ending 1:12:55 - Jake gets Police Protection, Bad Liver due to Tattoos, FBI Massive Failure 1:18:38 - Yakuza Boss Scared Japanese Citizens, Jake Finding FBI Angle 1:21:46 - The Story Nobody Will Print, Getting Kicked out of Yakuza 1:27:22 - 2 Faction Split of a Yakuza Gang Story, Yakuza Boss Gives Death Threat to Jake 1:34:11 - Major Leaders Targeting Jake (Death Threats), Getting Photo of Major Boss (Hiding Out) 1:42:26 - Japanese Customs, HT in Japan, Bush Administration Issues 1:52:15 - HT Gang Stopped & Laws Strengthened 1:56:12 - Leaving State Department, Yakuza Infiltrating Massive Companies, Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 2:02:12 - Jake Doing Favor for Yakuza Member Story, Getting Info from Yakuza 2:10:22 - HBO Series on Yakuza Series & Working w/ J.T. Rodgers, Tokyo Vice 2:18:00 - Hollywood Changes to Series, Bizarre Gun Rules of Japan, Jake’s Books and Stories 2:25:45 - Fukushima Disaster still Happening, Demographic Birthrate disaster in Japan 2:33:31 - The Fall of the Yakuza  CREDITS: - Host & Producer: Julian Dorey - Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.instagram.com/allaman.docyou/  Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 262 - Jake Adelstein Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices