Author Talk: Jake Adelstein and the Devil Takes Bitcoin
** In-person event
Join us for our second event with Jake Adelstein, investigative journalist in Japan since 1993! This event will feature a special talk and signing in celebration of his latest book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection.
About Jake Adelstein:
Jake Adelstein has been an investigative journalist in Japan since 1993, writing in Japanese and English. He authored Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan (now an HBO series), The Last Yakuza: Life and Death in the Japanese Underworld (2023), and Tokyo Noir: In and Out of Japan's Underworld (2024). He co-hosted the award-winning podcast The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods. A recognized expert on Japan’s organized crime, he has reported for The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times, Tempura, and VICE. He is also a low-ranking Zen Buddhist priest, trying hard to be kinder and occasionally exorcising hungry ghosts. Adelstein frequently appears as a commentator on Japanese crime and culture, working as a writer and consultant. His forthcoming book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection, will be published this fall.
Date & Time:
Thursday, November 6th at 6 P.M.
(Doors open at 5:30 P.M.)
Venue: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Admission:
FREE!
Agenda:
5.30pm Doors Open & Registration
6:00pm Program