December 24, 2024 at 6:41 AM
One of the greatest joys in life as an investigative reporter:
outliving your enemies.
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outliving your enemies.
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Jake Adelstein (@tokyovice)
Tadamasa Goto, ruthless yakuza gang boss, was like the Richard Branson of organized crime in Japan. He was the single largest individual shareholder of Japan Airlines, had a harem of mistresses, grea...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
One of the greatest joys in life as an investigative reporter:
outliving your enemies.
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
outliving your enemies.
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
Greetings from #Japan
According to the traditional lunar calendar this is actually the first day of 2026❣️
If you liked #TokyoVice — the TV series or the book — or #TheLastYakuza, #TokyoNoir, #TheDevilTakesBitcoin and the rest of my writing, come find me on Substack 🥷
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
According to the traditional lunar calendar this is actually the first day of 2026❣️
If you liked #TokyoVice — the TV series or the book — or #TheLastYakuza, #TokyoNoir, #TheDevilTakesBitcoin and the rest of my writing, come find me on Substack 🥷
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
Jake Adelstein (@tokyovice)
We’ve spent a year exploring crime, karma, and truth in Japan’s underworld and beyond. Celebrate the lunar new year with us by becoming a founding member. There are 8 slots left. Founding members get ...
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February 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Greetings from #Japan
According to the traditional lunar calendar this is actually the first day of 2026❣️
If you liked #TokyoVice — the TV series or the book — or #TheLastYakuza, #TokyoNoir, #TheDevilTakesBitcoin and the rest of my writing, come find me on Substack 🥷
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
According to the traditional lunar calendar this is actually the first day of 2026❣️
If you liked #TokyoVice — the TV series or the book — or #TheLastYakuza, #TokyoNoir, #TheDevilTakesBitcoin and the rest of my writing, come find me on Substack 🥷
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
August 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Pötköperjantai ja Tokyovice 😉
March 29, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Pötköperjantai ja Tokyovice 😉
I would complain about my working hours at the Meicho Shimbun (明調新聞)—but the news never sleeps—and I am unfortunately not only the bureau chief
but also head of the labor union.
#TokyoVice
but also head of the labor union.
#TokyoVice
February 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I would complain about my working hours at the Meicho Shimbun (明調新聞)—but the news never sleeps—and I am unfortunately not only the bureau chief
but also head of the labor union.
#TokyoVice
but also head of the labor union.
#TokyoVice
🧵 #Threads dead.
The censorship on threads right now is so bad that as soon as you get a viral post criticizing the administration, they just freeze it or delete
My crime: saying Trump is Putin’s puppet. Duh.
I’m posting it here
please click to annoy #Cuckerberg.
www.threads.com/@tokyovice/p...
The censorship on threads right now is so bad that as soon as you get a viral post criticizing the administration, they just freeze it or delete
My crime: saying Trump is Putin’s puppet. Duh.
I’m posting it here
please click to annoy #Cuckerberg.
www.threads.com/@tokyovice/p...
Jake Adelstein (@tokyovice) on Threads
Pardon my language, but can we just cut the bullshit?
Here's what everybody knows: The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is subservient to Vladimir Putin. He is a traitor. If you don't...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:31 AM
🧵 #Threads dead.
The censorship on threads right now is so bad that as soon as you get a viral post criticizing the administration, they just freeze it or delete
My crime: saying Trump is Putin’s puppet. Duh.
I’m posting it here
please click to annoy #Cuckerberg.
www.threads.com/@tokyovice/p...
The censorship on threads right now is so bad that as soon as you get a viral post criticizing the administration, they just freeze it or delete
My crime: saying Trump is Putin’s puppet. Duh.
I’m posting it here
please click to annoy #Cuckerberg.
www.threads.com/@tokyovice/p...
November 16, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Un pacato commento di Jake Adelstein
(autore di Tokyo Vice, giornalista di politica giapponese)
sull'elezione di Sanae Takaichi
(non è che siccome è la prima donna a raggiungere quella posizione
si passa sopra al fatto che sostanzialmente sia peggio di chiunque)
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(autore di Tokyo Vice, giornalista di politica giapponese)
sull'elezione di Sanae Takaichi
(non è che siccome è la prima donna a raggiungere quella posizione
si passa sopra al fatto che sostanzialmente sia peggio di chiunque)
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
Jake Adelstein (@tokyovice)
Everyone says this is a step forward for Japan to soon have a female Prime Minister but it’s a giant step backwards. Sanae Takaichi endorsed “Hitler’s Election Strategy” in the ‘90s, threatened TV net...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Un pacato commento di Jake Adelstein
(autore di Tokyo Vice, giornalista di politica giapponese)
sull'elezione di Sanae Takaichi
(non è che siccome è la prima donna a raggiungere quella posizione
si passa sopra al fatto che sostanzialmente sia peggio di chiunque)
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
(autore di Tokyo Vice, giornalista di politica giapponese)
sull'elezione di Sanae Takaichi
(non è che siccome è la prima donna a raggiungere quella posizione
si passa sopra al fatto che sostanzialmente sia peggio di chiunque)
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
November 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM
The founder of pro-wrestling in Japan was knifed to death by a low-ranking yakuza in 1963
Pro-wrestling, MMA and all violent sports, staged or real, have been the lifeblood of the yakuza. And they were willing to spill blood to protect that racket. Has anything changed?
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Pro-wrestling, MMA and all violent sports, staged or real, have been the lifeblood of the yakuza. And they were willing to spill blood to protect that racket. Has anything changed?
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
Jake Adelstein (@tokyovice)
The founder of pro-wrestling in Japan was knifed to death by a low-ranking yakuza in 1963. Pro-wrestling, MMA and all violent sports, staged or real, have been the lifeblood of the yakuza. And they we...
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June 19, 2026 at 5:19 AM
The founder of pro-wrestling in Japan was knifed to death by a low-ranking yakuza in 1963
Pro-wrestling, MMA and all violent sports, staged or real, have been the lifeblood of the yakuza. And they were willing to spill blood to protect that racket. Has anything changed?
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
Pro-wrestling, MMA and all violent sports, staged or real, have been the lifeblood of the yakuza. And they were willing to spill blood to protect that racket. Has anything changed?
substack.com/@tokyovice/n...
Out here making it weird. New episode with @tokyovice.bsky.social & @leanalovings.bsky.social
Anwd.net/388
#podcast #podcastclips #podcasts #comedy #tokyovice
Anwd.net/388
#podcast #podcastclips #podcasts #comedy #tokyovice
January 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Out here making it weird. New episode with @tokyovice.bsky.social & @leanalovings.bsky.social
Anwd.net/388
#podcast #podcastclips #podcasts #comedy #tokyovice
Anwd.net/388
#podcast #podcastclips #podcasts #comedy #tokyovice
Meine nächste Serie:
#TokyoVice
in der ARD Mediathek: www.ardmediathek.de/serie/tokyo-...
Originalversion gibt es auch!
#TokyoVice
in der ARD Mediathek: www.ardmediathek.de/serie/tokyo-...
Originalversion gibt es auch!
March 2, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Meine nächste Serie:
#TokyoVice
in der ARD Mediathek: www.ardmediathek.de/serie/tokyo-...
Originalversion gibt es auch!
#TokyoVice
in der ARD Mediathek: www.ardmediathek.de/serie/tokyo-...
Originalversion gibt es auch!
Inside the Yakuza --30 years of covering the mafia. youtu.be/9GRvCsAgPXs?...
A look book at #TokyoVice, #TheLastYakuza, #TokyoNoir
Thanks to Team House for having me on! Next time, I'll get a better internet connection
@theteamhouse.bsky.social
A look book at #TokyoVice, #TheLastYakuza, #TokyoNoir
Thanks to Team House for having me on! Next time, I'll get a better internet connection
@theteamhouse.bsky.social
Inside the Yakuza | Jake Adelstein
YouTube video by The Team House
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Inside the Yakuza --30 years of covering the mafia. youtu.be/9GRvCsAgPXs?...
A look book at #TokyoVice, #TheLastYakuza, #TokyoNoir
Thanks to Team House for having me on! Next time, I'll get a better internet connection
@theteamhouse.bsky.social
A look book at #TokyoVice, #TheLastYakuza, #TokyoNoir
Thanks to Team House for having me on! Next time, I'll get a better internet connection
@theteamhouse.bsky.social
Rental Family was the best film I’ve seen in years! I am so happy for everyone who made it. I laughed. I cried and I am so proud of Mari Yamamoto, my best friend, my co-writer at the @thedailybeast —the person who helped make #TokyoVice an authentic series! おめでとう🎊
#RentalFamily
#RentalFamily
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Rental Family was the best film I’ve seen in years! I am so happy for everyone who made it. I laughed. I cried and I am so proud of Mari Yamamoto, my best friend, my co-writer at the @thedailybeast —the person who helped make #TokyoVice an authentic series! おめでとう🎊
#RentalFamily
#RentalFamily
Today I reunited with Michael Mann, director of the #TokyoVice pilot and series EP.
Brought him a badge from set—turns out he helped design the Meichō Shimbun (明調新聞📰)logo & slogan:
「事実を語る、真実に迫る」
“Telling the facts. Pursuing the truth.”
Classic Mann.
Also—Heat 2 is heating up. Great 📕 book
Brought him a badge from set—turns out he helped design the Meichō Shimbun (明調新聞📰)logo & slogan:
「事実を語る、真実に迫る」
“Telling the facts. Pursuing the truth.”
Classic Mann.
Also—Heat 2 is heating up. Great 📕 book
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today I reunited with Michael Mann, director of the #TokyoVice pilot and series EP.
Brought him a badge from set—turns out he helped design the Meichō Shimbun (明調新聞📰)logo & slogan:
「事実を語る、真実に迫る」
“Telling the facts. Pursuing the truth.”
Classic Mann.
Also—Heat 2 is heating up. Great 📕 book
Brought him a badge from set—turns out he helped design the Meichō Shimbun (明調新聞📰)logo & slogan:
「事実を語る、真実に迫る」
“Telling the facts. Pursuing the truth.”
Classic Mann.
Also—Heat 2 is heating up. Great 📕 book
Today I became an adult in Japan.
I joined the local video rental shop.
On Friday, I can rent the entire season of this obscure drama #TokyoVice for $7!
My weekend is complete. Just gonna dust off the DVD/Blu-ray player.
(They also had a Blu-Ray player/projector on sale for 8000 yen ($60))
I joined the local video rental shop.
On Friday, I can rent the entire season of this obscure drama #TokyoVice for $7!
My weekend is complete. Just gonna dust off the DVD/Blu-ray player.
(They also had a Blu-Ray player/projector on sale for 8000 yen ($60))
February 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Today I became an adult in Japan.
I joined the local video rental shop.
On Friday, I can rent the entire season of this obscure drama #TokyoVice for $7!
My weekend is complete. Just gonna dust off the DVD/Blu-ray player.
(They also had a Blu-Ray player/projector on sale for 8000 yen ($60))
I joined the local video rental shop.
On Friday, I can rent the entire season of this obscure drama #TokyoVice for $7!
My weekend is complete. Just gonna dust off the DVD/Blu-ray player.
(They also had a Blu-Ray player/projector on sale for 8000 yen ($60))
No spoilers for Tokyo Vice season 2 but @tokyovice.bsky.social does get into a bit more details about this case on this weeks episode.
Episode 388: With Jake Adelstein and @leanalovings.bsky.social available now
Anwd.net/388 and Patreon.com/mattslayer
#tokyovice #crime #podcast #comedy
Episode 388: With Jake Adelstein and @leanalovings.bsky.social available now
Anwd.net/388 and Patreon.com/mattslayer
#tokyovice #crime #podcast #comedy
January 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
No spoilers for Tokyo Vice season 2 but @tokyovice.bsky.social does get into a bit more details about this case on this weeks episode.
Episode 388: With Jake Adelstein and @leanalovings.bsky.social available now
Anwd.net/388 and Patreon.com/mattslayer
#tokyovice #crime #podcast #comedy
Episode 388: With Jake Adelstein and @leanalovings.bsky.social available now
Anwd.net/388 and Patreon.com/mattslayer
#tokyovice #crime #podcast #comedy
October 30, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Hi! I’m Jake Adelstein—author of Tokyo Vice, TV producer, and investigative journalist in Japan for 30 years. I’ve worked on the podcasts The Evaporated and Night Shift. Part-time Zen Buddhist priest and far from Satori! I’m less active on Twitter. Let’s chat here! #TokyoVice
November 11, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Hi! I’m Jake Adelstein—author of Tokyo Vice, TV producer, and investigative journalist in Japan for 30 years. I’ve worked on the podcasts The Evaporated and Night Shift. Part-time Zen Buddhist priest and far from Satori! I’m less active on Twitter. Let’s chat here! #TokyoVice
On a lighter note, it was nice to run into @solivagant.bsky.social who is visiting Tokyo. He still had a copy of #TokyoVice from over a decade ago.
October 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
On a lighter note, it was nice to run into @solivagant.bsky.social who is visiting Tokyo. He still had a copy of #TokyoVice from over a decade ago.
The Tokyo Vice set is gone, but I salvaged a few things—the Meicho Shimbun sign now lives at my place, along with some souvenirs from the Chihara-kai
#TokyoVice
Look closely.You may spot hints of what season three could’ve been. Or just read the books: The Last Yakuza (2023) and Tokyo Noir (2024).
#TokyoVice
Look closely.You may spot hints of what season three could’ve been. Or just read the books: The Last Yakuza (2023) and Tokyo Noir (2024).
February 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Tokyo Vice set is gone, but I salvaged a few things—the Meicho Shimbun sign now lives at my place, along with some souvenirs from the Chihara-kai
#TokyoVice
Look closely.You may spot hints of what season three could’ve been. Or just read the books: The Last Yakuza (2023) and Tokyo Noir (2024).
#TokyoVice
Look closely.You may spot hints of what season three could’ve been. Or just read the books: The Last Yakuza (2023) and Tokyo Noir (2024).