True Crime Japan
Thieves, Rascals, Killers and Dope Heads: True Stories from a Japanese Courtroom
Autor*in: Murphy, Paul
Jahr: 2016
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 256 S.
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- Inhalt:
- "From Serial to The Jinx to Making a Murderer, true crime fever is sweeping America. But how does crime--and punishment--differ in other cultures? True Crime Japan offers a close-up look at this little-documented aspect of Japanese society through a year's worth of criminal court cases in Matsumoto, a city 140 miles west of Tokyo. A middle-aged carpenter beats his 91-year old mother to death and goes to work the following day, leaving his wife to ï¬nd the body. An 82-year old woman steals fried chicken--and serves ten months in jail. Like most defendants in Japan, both plead guilty. Examining court hearings and interviews with these and numerous other defendants--ranging from ruthless mobsters to average citizens--their families, neighbors, and lawyers, Paul Murphy discovers that many similar crimes are committed, but in rather different ways and for very different motives. Murphy, a veteran journalist and long-time resident of Japan, gives readers a fascinating lens through which to view a cultureoften characterized by its emphasis on conformity, honor, and shame. Surprisingly, this eye-opening exploration of what happens between plea and sentencing, reveals Japan to be a land of unexpected individuality"--
- 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.
Titelinformationen
Titel: True Crime Japan
Autor*in: Murphy, Paul
Verlag: Perseus Book Group
ISBN: 9781462918973
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Krimi & Thriller
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage