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Jake Adelstein

Tokyo

Investigative Journalist at Freelance

Reporter and Special Correspondent at The Daily Beast

調査報道記者・Tokyo Vice (原作の著者) Investigative journalist, Zen Buddhist Priest, Paladin, Social Justice 🥷 Ninja, Author of #TokyoVice #TokyoNoir 禅僧 @thedailybeast

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  • 1 week ago | tokyopaladin.substack.com | Jake Adelstein

    Every Memorial Day, Witnessed: Night Shift is the story we have to tell. We uncovered a chilling truth buried in a VA hospital: dozens of veterans dead, the same nurse always on duty. I returned to my hometown to investigate a suspected serial killer—and the cover-up that followed. With Shoko and Amy Plambeck, we reopened the case my father first exposed. Some heroes died in silence. We made this podcast to give them a voice.

  • 1 week ago | tokyopaladin.substack.com | Jake Adelstein

    I’ve been working on getting my book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin, out for the English-speaking audience. Until this year, it was only available in France – a country whose mother tongue I have absolutely no proficiency in but has welcomed me as a sort of literary home away from home regardless. Part of what has been making The Devil Takes Bitcoin take so long to get to the presses is the sheer number of updates that have been happening.

  • 2 weeks ago | tokyopaladin.substack.com | Jake Adelstein

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  • 2 weeks ago | unseen-japan.com | Jake Adelstein

    If you’ve ever wandered through Kabukicho at midnight—drawn in by the neon, the perfume, a craving for Nagoya style chicken wings, or the sheer gravitational pull of poor life choices—you’ve probably passed a host club or two. Or twelve. Some are legit. Many are not. And the government’s finally gotten around to noticing. This piece is a cross-post from Jake Adelstein’s new substack, Tokyo Paladin. You can check out his substack here.

  • 2 weeks ago | tokyopaladin.substack.com | Jake Adelstein

    If you’ve ever wandered through Kabukicho at midnight—drawn in by the neon, the perfume, a craving for Nagoya style chicken wings, or the sheer gravitational pull of poor life choices—you’ve probably passed a host club or two. Or twelve. Some are legit. Many are not. And the government’s finally gotten around to noticing. Tokyo Paladin with Jake Adelstein is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Jake Adelstein/中本哲史 @jakeadelstein
11 May 25

RT @LongTimeHistory: ICE detains woman who runs anti-Trump TikTok—she is U.S. citizen born & raised. She was detained for hours as agents…

Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
Jake Adelstein/中本哲史 @jakeadelstein
11 May 25

RT @Home_Mentions: It's already happening. https://t.co/CAPI2xa1lZ

Jake Adelstein/中本哲史
Jake Adelstein/中本哲史 @jakeadelstein
11 May 25

RT @RGGStudio: Moshi moshi☎️ Can we ask you a personal question? In which language(s) will you play Yakuza 0 Director's Cut when it release…