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Tokyo Lives: Sumo Says “Sayonara” to Yakuza (But Does Anyone Believe It?)
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Sumo Says “Sayonara” to Yakuza (But Does Anyone Believe It? In the wake of any great scandal comes a heavy-handed crackdown, and the Japan Sumo Association is falling in line. To recap, Japan’s most cherished sporting tradition has been rocked in recent months as investigators and the media unraveled deep ties to the yakuza. Members who may have sneaked into matches. Won’t willingly disappear. Read more about the. Yakuza in my book,. Available in paperback from Amazon. I dont ...
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Tokyo Lives: March 2010
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Monday, March 29, 2010. 8220;You Only Live Twice”: A Review. You Only Live Twice. Plot aside, it’s also clear the producers wanted to explore some of the mystery and intrigue of the Land of the Rising Sun. Released in 1967, You Only Live Twice. The producers also did everything possible to play up cultural peculiarities. Sumo. Are both featured prominently (though not in direct combat! And there seems to be an overabundance of kimono. Even better is the way Barry mixes the melody into the movie soundtrack.
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Tokyo Lives: Yakuza Weigh in on…Yakuza
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Sunday, August 29, 2010. Yakuza Weigh in on…Yakuza. One of the most popular video games on the market is called Yakuza, now in its third iteration. It covers…yep, you guessed it:. 8217;s seemy underworld! Yakuza 3 is a “simulation” game in which players delve into the role of a real-life yakuza clan. And who better to review the game than actual yakuza. Such was the keen idea of Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice. And the foremost American authority on the yakuza. 8212;that the yakuza. 8217;s neighborh...
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Tokyo Lives: September 2010
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Sumo Says “Sayonara” to Yakuza (But Does Anyone Believe It? In the wake of any great scandal comes a heavy-handed crackdown, and the Japan Sumo Association is falling in line. To recap, Japan’s most cherished sporting tradition has been rocked in recent months as investigators and the media unraveled deep ties to the yakuza. Members who may have sneaked into matches. Won’t willingly disappear. Read more about the. Yakuza in my book,. Available in paperback from Amazon.
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Tokyo Lives: June 2010
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Blue Samurai Left Kicking Themselves. Who would have thought that. Master of the set piece and tamer of the Jabulani ball, would be done in by penalty kicks? So it transpired Tuesday after 2 hours of scoreless soccer as. Exited the 2010 World Cup at the hands of. Made all five penalty kicks and thus advanced. The secret lies in wa. Posted by Mark Hersberger. Thursday, June 24, 2010. Japan Takes “Free”way into Knockout Stage. The boys in blue wasted little time seizing the advantag...
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Tokyo Lives: May 2010
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Sunday, May 30, 2010. Yakuza Branch Out to Weather Recession. I caught an interesting note in the Mainichi Shinbun. Recently. The article reports that Tokyo yakuza. Have moved into the Viagra trade in order to extend their influence in local communities. The punchline is that the Viagra is grossly overpriced, but the markup considered a form of protection money. In my book, Tokyo Lives. Visit the Tokyo Lives Web site. For excerpts and more on the story! Posted by Mark Hersberger. Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
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Tokyo Lives: July 2010
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Monday, July 26, 2010. The publishing industry is nothing if not unoriginal. From the “Chick Lit Craze” to the “Why [Insert Nationality] Women Don’t Get Fat” to a virtual vampire invasion, editors and publishers can’t help themselves when it comes to latching onto a hot idea and milking it for all it’s worth. In typical cases the craze virtually plays out the genre and kills it off via over-saturation. Intriguingly, Japanese authors are at the top of the list. Posted by Mark Hersberger. Experiences you w...
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Tokyo Lives: August 2010
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Sunday, August 29, 2010. Yakuza Weigh in on…Yakuza. One of the most popular video games on the market is called Yakuza, now in its third iteration. It covers…yep, you guessed it:. 8217;s seemy underworld! Yakuza 3 is a “simulation” game in which players delve into the role of a real-life yakuza clan. And who better to review the game than actual yakuza. Such was the keen idea of Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice. And the foremost American authority on the yakuza. 8212;that the yakuza. 8217;s neighborh...
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