LOS ANGELES—Journalist and author Jake Adelstein guests on the new episode of Matt Slayer’s “And Now We Drink” podcast, recorded on location in Tokyo, Japan.
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Adelstein, a reporter for Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper from 1993 to 2005, is considered one of the foremost experts on organized crime in Japan. He is the author of 2009’s “Tokyo Vice” and 2016’s “The Last Yakuza.”
On Episode 285, host Slayer sits down with Adelstein to discuss everything from how the sex industry functions, how organized crime operates, how vice is regulated, and how Soap Land circumvents the law in one of the world’s most fascinating cities.
“It was my absolute pleasure to sit down with legendary investigative journalist and ‘Tokyo Vice’ author Jake Adelstein,” said Slayer. “And a big shoutout to Cherie DeVille for DM sliding him and making it happen.
“Jake opened my eyes to the surprising ways in which Japanese porn and sex work function. And he was definitely a good sport about some of my weirder questions.”
The hour-long Episode 285 of “And Now We Drink” can be found at the program’s official website: andnowwedrink.com/episodes, or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,or Stitcher.
The video version of the show can be found on YouTube.
The video versions of all “And Now We Drink” podcast episodes are available via Slayer’s Patreon before they hit YouTube.
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Find Jake Adelstein on Twitter @jakeadelstein.
