Why the Yakuza's #1 Boss Wanted Me Dead | Jake Aldestein
FULL EPISODE: https://youtu.be/uPKAD3YqzZE
Journalist Jake Adelstein spent decades investigating the Japanese Yakuza — until his reporting made him a target.
In this clip, he reveals the chilling story of how Japan’s most powerful crime boss put a price on his head, and how deep the Yakuza’s connections to politics, media, and police really go.
BUY JAKE'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Noir-Out-Japans-Underworld/dp/1957363916
Inside this clip:
Why Jake Adelstein was targeted by the Yakuza
The inner power structure of Japan’s mafia
How organized crime runs through Japanese institutions…
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