Episode 4
Jake Adelstein is surprised and wary when he is invited to meet an organised crime boss, and even more surprised to be asked for his help. Read by Jack Klaff.
When Jake Adelstein is summoned to a meeting with one of the bosses of the local yakuza, he is both surprised and more than a little wary. And when he arrives at the rendezvous he is astonished to be asked to help settle a delicate problem.
Although he has no intention of getting involved in the boss's affairs or ever owing him a favour, he discovers there are advantages to having a yakuza in your debt.
Jack Klaff reads this revealing memoir by Jake Adelstein.
Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall Productions for BBC Radio 4.
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Thu 29 Jul 201009:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 30 Jul 201000:30BBC Radio 4
- Thu 4 Jun 201514:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 5 Jun 201502:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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