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Tokyo Vice, The Book: We Ask Jake Adelstein Anything (and Everything)
In a continued exclusive for Unseen Japan, Jake Adelstein reflects on writing Tokyo Vice, his true-to-life memoir on the Japanese underworld that…
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ENTERTAINMENT
Tokyo Vice’s Jake Adelstein: Everything You Wanted To Know (But Were Mildly Afraid To Ask)
In an Unseen Japan exclusive, Jake Adelstein, reporter and basis of HBO's new series Tokyo Vice, lays down the facts about his…
BOOK REVIEWS
“Of Arcs and Circles” Contemplates Gardens, Nature, and Life Itself
"When people no longer need things, or if they hate them, they destroy them... If people love things however, they care for…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Read Japanese Books with the Listening-Reading Method
Want to read Japanese books and novels? We outline a method to help get you started - and build your Japanese listening…
BOOK REVIEWS
Is James Clavell’s Shogun Accurate History – Or Pure Fiction?
UJ staff writer Dr. Nyri Bakkalian reads and critiques James Clavell's epically long-winded 1975 novel "Shogun" so you don't have to.
BOOK REVIEWS
Review: “Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan’s #MeToo Movement”
Ito Shiori's arresting memoir, Black Box, has been credited with starting #metoo in Japan. Now her seminal book has a superlative new…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Pass the JLPT! How to Study JLPT Vocabulary for Your Level
Because there are so many vocabulary words to learn for the JLPT, it's important to know which ones are the most likely…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
The Best Book to Learn Japanese
People often ask us what the best book for learning Japanese is. While there are a lot of good ones, this one…