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Whiting, Robert Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in J apan
Vintage September 26, 2 0-375-72489-3 / 9780375724893 Paperback Fair
A reading copy only In this compelling history of the rise of Japanese organized crime since th e end of World War II, Robert Whiting, author of You Gotta Have Wa (an exc ellent book on Japanese baseball), demonstrates that Americans have only th emselves to blame for the omnipotence of the yakuza in Japanese politics an d society and the rebirth of conquered Japan as one of the world's great fi nancial giants. Whiting's real-life protagonist, Nick Zapetti, arrived in Tokyo during the days of the postwar occupation and decided to stay. Jolted from a budding c areer in low-rent confidence games by a lingering bout of insolvency, Zapet ti opened a restaurant on a whim. Against all odds, Nicola's Pizza became t he Tokyo hotspot in the '50s for expatriates, ballplayers, entertainers, an d politicians, and inevitably, the local mob. Zapetti's erstwhile adventure s as a semi-honest restaurateur in a strange land frame the book's real sto ry: the savage backstabbing and dirty dealing of Tokyo's business community , which overlaps so seamlessly with the yakuza at times that it's difficult to see where one entity ends and the other begins. Whiting expertly detail s the evolution of "the Great Transfer of Wealth," as he calls it (the shif ting in funds from American to Japan), and explains why American foreign po licy (and its fear of communism) may have unwittingly allowed it to happen. Whiting's writing is illuminating and engaging, and his conclusions belie the simplistic protectionist rhetoric heard from both sides of the fence. As for Zapetti, he eventually became a Japanese citizen and took his wife's last name. In poor health and dogged
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Whiting, Robert You Gotta Have Wa (Vintage)
Vintage October 3, 1990 0-679-72947-X / 9780679729471 Paperback Very Good+
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: The "wa" one must have is the group harmony that is the essence of Japanese baseball. According to PW , "this interesting comparative study of the sport as it is played on both sides of the Pacific concentrates on the American stars who have gone to play in Japan." Photos.
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