# Jake Adelstein

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The Last Yakuza with Jake Adelstein

Originally aired in January 2025, this episode of Deep in Japan features my conversation with investigative journalist Jake Adelstein about his book The Last Yakuza. The book follows Makoto Saigo, a half-American, half-Japanese man whose failed rock star dreams led him into the world of the yakuza.…

Tokyo Vice with Jake Adelstein

Originally released in May 2022, this episode features my conversation with author and investigative journalist Jake Adelstein about his book Tokyo Vice and the hit TV series it inspired. As the first American reporter assigned to the crime beat at Japan’s largest newspaper, the Yomiuri Shimbun, Ja…

The Crazy True Story of How Jake Adelstein Cracked a $500 Million Crypto Heist

Jake Adelstein is a journalist and writer, known for works including Tokyo Vice (adapted into an HBO Max series), The Last Yakuza, and Tokyo Noir. In his latest book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin, he pulls back the curtain on crypto’s criminal underworld, linking Bitcoin’s rise to dark web marketplaces …

Closed Minds & Staying on Track

The gents are back and talking about what the making plans are for the summer. They discuss the idea of setting goals as a creative person and weather that help or hurts in the final outcome of what you make. You can find Dustin and Devon of The Art of Craftsmanship on YouTube and Instagram here.…

Sutras and Hungry Ghosts

Did I Wake You? Season 1 Bonus Episode In this short companion chapter to episode one, "This is Obon". Jake Adelstein [Tokyo Vice, The Evaporated] is a man who has worn many hats- a foreign journalist for one of Japan's largest newspapers, an acclaimed writer and award-winning podcaster. But was be…

True Night Shift Horror Stories

They clocked in for their night shifts expecting a quiet night of work—and walked into a waking nightmare. A nurse returning home from her 2 AM shift is ambushed and assaulted by a group of men wielding stones. A veteran hospital sees a 500% increase in patient deaths, all occurring in the overnigh…

Japan TURNS ON Foreign Residents?! Jake Adelstein on Takaichi's Immigration Policies

On this episode of Japan Station, Jake Adelstein joins us to discuss immigration policy in Japan and why the Takaichi government has decided to make it more difficult for foreigners to get permanent residency. 👉Topics Discussed Why you (probably) will never get permanent residence in Japan The …

Human Accident- Behind the Yellow Line

Season One- Episode ThreeJinshin Jiko is translated as human accident and is a term Japan's railways use on the platform announcements when a train is delayed. It's clinical, almost bureaucratic. But behind that phrase is something the country rarely talks about directly. In this episode, we go beh…