Jake Adelstein talks to Jon Stewart about his search for enlightenment, karate, and literature in Japan before going into truly WTF territory with such wonderful facts like:
Gunshots, beheadings, and Hepatitis C being the top three causes of death for Yakuza.
Yamaguchi-gumi being comparable to boy scouts.
How a Yakuza leader sold out his buddies for a liver transplant.
And why Adelstein's book Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, is his life insurance plan.
But why are you reading this? Just watch the interview!
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