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True Crime Japan: Thieves, Rascals, Killers and Dope Heads: True Stories from a Japanese Courtroom

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

True Crime Japan: Thieves, Rascals, Killers and Dope Heads: True Stories from a Japanese Courtroom

Contributors:

By (Author) Paul Murphy

ISBN:

9784805313428

Publisher:

Tuttle Publishing

Imprint:

Tuttle Publishing

Publication Date:

2nd August 2016

UK Publication Date:

5th September 2016

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Organized crime
Drugs trade / drug trafficking

Dewey:

364.10952

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

256

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 203mm

Weight:

284g

Description

From Serial to The Jinx to Making a Murderer, true crime fever is sweepingAmerica. But how does crimeand punishmentdiffer in other cultures TrueCrime Japan offers a close-up look at this little-documented aspect of Japanesesociety through a year's worth of criminal court cases in Matsumoto, a city 140miles west of Tokyo.

"Paul Murphy's understanding of these processes shines through in his writing. He does not over complicate or throw statistics in to impress. He weaves such information effortlessly within the narrative resulting in welcome additions to case studies." Crime Traveller


Reviews

"Murphy has an admirable desire to educate: the stories are interspersed with discussions about broader Japanese social themes, including a fascinating discussion of life in Japanese prisons." --Asia Review of Books
"Murphy never exploits his subjects. Instead, his deep research offers insights--at times instructive, at others sobering--into Japanese culture and how societal changes play out at the grassroots level." --Japan Times
"Murphy creates a winning mix of irreverent and earnest observations in this snapshot of the underworld in modern Japan." --Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Paul Murphy is an award-winning journalist. His articles and reports about Japan have appeared in The Japan Times, International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Daily News, Irish Times and RTE's Prime Time television program, among others. He is currently a reporter for the RTE Investigations Unit in Dublin.

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