Jake Adelstein

Birth : 1969-03-28, Columbia, Missouri, USA

History

Joshua Lawrence “Jake” Adelstein is an American journalist, crime writer, and blogger who has spent most of his career in Japan.

Movies

Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case
Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case
Self - Journalist
July 1, 2000. British 21-year-old Lucie Blackman goes missing in Tokyo, sparking an international investigation — and an unyielding quest for justice.
Schoolgirls for Sale
Schoolgirls for Sale
Self - Journalist
Japan’s obsession with cutesy culture has taken a dark turn, with schoolgirls now offering themselves for “walking dates” with adult men. Last year the US State Department, in its annual report on human trafficking, flagged so-called joshi-kosei osanpo dates (Japanese for “high school walking”) as fronts for commercial sex run by sophisticated criminal networks.
Reflections With Jake Adelstein
Reflections With Jake Adelstein
Himself
In this video interview, Jake Adelstein (author of "Tokyo Vice" and the newspaper reports "Saitama Dog Lovers Serial Disappearances" and "Saitama Dog Lovers Serial Murders") discusses the case that inspired Cold Fish.