Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan

Whiting, Robert

ISBN 10: 0679419764 ISBN 13: 9780679419761
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A study of the role of Americans in the growth and development of the Tokyo underworld since the end of World War II

About the Author: Robert Whiting is the author of <b>You Gotta Have Wa</b> and is one of the very few Westerners to write a regular column  in the Japanese press. He has appeared as a commentator in documentaries about Japan and on such shows as Larry King Live and The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour.  He has also written for <i>The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Smithsonian, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report,</i> and <i>Time,</i> among other publications. He lives in Tokyo.

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Title: Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard ...
Publisher: Pantheon (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
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