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Tokyo Junkie: 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys...and Baseball
Tokyo Junkie: 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys...and Baseball
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Follow author Robert Whiting (The Chrysanthemum and the Bat, You Gotta Have Wa, Tokyo Underworld) as he watches Tokyo transform during the 1964 Olympics, rubs shoulders with the Yakuza and comes face to face with the city’s dark underbelly, interviews Japan’s baseball elite after publishing his first best-selling book on the subject, and learns how politics and sports collide to produce a cultural landscape unlike any other, even as a new Olympics is postponed and the COVID virus ravages the nation.
A colorful social history of what Anthony Bourdain dubbed, “the greatest city in the world,” Tokyo Junkie is a revealing account by an accomplished journalist who witnessed it all firsthand and, in the process, had his own dramatic personal transformation.
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Tokyo’s evolution through a journalist’s vivid lens.
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Who is this book for?
If you're fascinated by urban transformation and Japan’s unique culture, this memoir offers a captivating journey through Tokyo’s astonishing growth. Robert Whiting’s personal stories intertwined with the city’s history make it feel like you’re right there, experiencing moments of glamour and grit firsthand. It’s a vivid, insightful look into how a city’s soul can be shaped by history, sport, and personal discovery.