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Amazon.com Review \*\*A Q&A with Jake Adelstein\*\* \*\*Question:\*\* What drew you to Japan in the first place, and how did you wind up going to university there? \*\*Jake Adelstein:\*\* In high school I had many problems with anger and self-control. I had been studying Zen Buddhism and karate, and I thought Japan would be the perfect place to reinvent myself. It could be that my pointy right ear draws me toward neo-Vulcan pursuits--I don’t know. When I got to Japan, I managed to find lodgings in a Soto Zen Buddhist temple where I lived for three years, attending zazen meditation at least once a week. I didn’t become enlightened, but I did get a better hold on myself. \*\*Question:\*\* How did you become a journalist for the most popular Japanese-language newspaper? \*\*Jake Adelstein:\*\* The \*Yomiuri Shinbun\* runs a standardized test, open to all college students. Many Japanese firms hire young grads this way. My friends thought that the idea of a white guy trying to pass a Japanese journalist’s exam was so impossibly quixotic that I wanted to prove them wrong. I spent an entire year eating instant ramen and studying. I managed to find the time to do it by quitting my job as a

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Author

Jake Adelstein [Adelstein, Jake]

Publisher

Pantheon Books

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307378798

Category

travel

Subjects

True Crime, Memoir, Social Science

Rating

3.9 / 5 (5,340 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14