Jake Adelstein
Correspondent, The Atlantic Wire and Columnist, Japan Times, The Atlantic
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author of Tokyo Vice, investigative journalist, Polaris Project Japan board member, semi-paladin
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What was your first job as a journalist?
I had to determine if the yakuza in Yokohama were shaking down the foreign street merchants working in the area. They were.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, I have. I still have some whiteout in a drawer somewhere.
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Jake Adelstein
Correspondent, The Atlantic Wire and Columnist, Japan Times, The Atlantic
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@yoksig not a huge fan of either.
Jake Adelstein
Correspondent, The Atlantic Wire and Columnist, Japan Times, The Atlantic
@jakeadelstein
Urban sprawl with a hint of green. campl.us/o4BX
Jake Adelstein
Correspondent, The Atlantic Wire and Columnist, Japan Times, The Atlantic
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Hero Of The Day.(LOL). This strange mural along the Odakyu Line is a plethora of bad photo opportunities. pic.twitter.com/4xQqI2UIwm
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twitter.com — Hero Of The Day.(LOL). This strange mural along the Odakyu Line is a plethora of bad photo opportunities. pic.twitter.com/4xQqI2UIwm
Jake Adelstein
Correspondent, The Atlantic Wire and Columnist, Japan Times, The Atlantic
@jakeadelstein
Tokyo bound. Ready to fly.
Jake Adelstein
Correspondent, The Atlantic Wire and Columnist, Japan Times, The Atlantic
@jakeadelstein
@semisara @elliot_james_ I can't speak for society but I find sex very entertaining but not as a spectator sport.
Jake Adelstein
Correspondent, The Atlantic Wire and Columnist, Japan Times, The Atlantic
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@jairtrejo This is always good advice.
Jake Adelstein
Correspondent, The Atlantic Wire and Columnist, Japan Times, The Atlantic
@jakeadelstein
"You only get one brain." via @ArthurFrDent This is why we should avoid Football and heading in soccer. Also smashing skull into wall.
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