True Crime Japan: Thieves, Rascals, Killers and Dope Heads: True Stories from a Japanese Courtroom
By (Author) Paul Murphy
Tuttle Publishing
Tuttle Publishing
2nd August 2016
5th September 2016
United States
General
Non Fiction
Organized crime
Drugs trade / drug trafficking
364.10952
Paperback
256
Width 130mm, Height 203mm
284g
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
"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
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.