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Jake "The Fake" Adelstein has been outed several times, and has a long-running feud going with real journalist Christopher Johnson. eg https://globalitewatchdo
by throwaway---- 12y ago
Jake "The Fake" Adelstein has been outed several times, and has a long-running feud going with real journalist Christopher Johnson. eg
https://globalitewatchdog.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/jake-adelstein-nathalie-stucky-plagiarism-defamation-japan/ https://globalitewatchdog.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/jake-adel...
http://pastebin.com/XBtNgf1P http://pastebin.com/XBtNgf1P (sorry I can't find the original)
btw that top photo in the Vice article is a fake, trying to find the original now....
- jpatokal 12y agoJake does indeed see yakuza lurking behind every pillar... but he's far more a "real" journalist than Christopher "Gaijin Gulag" Johnson (who also has a habit of posting anonymously: CJ, is that you?). http://www.japanprobe.com/2012/01/20/christopher-johnson-under-fire-for-gaijin-gulag-article/ http://www.japanprobe.com/2012/01/20/christopher-johnson-und...
- a_bonobo 12y agoAre you Christopher Johnson? This is an obvious throwaway account. I've sometimes stumbled over this weird feud, and it seems that Christoper Johnson is not a "real journalist", but someone who may need psychological help.
- throwaway---- 12y agolol nope, I'd hope the real Christopher Johnson would paint himself in a better light than saying he was involved in a childish feud with a self-styled reporter of the underworld. You could say I'm just someone who is shocked at how badly everyone here wants to suspend reality and believe the yakuza story. Anyone who has met Adelstein knows within about 20 minutes of talking to him that he is just another Japan-weirdo with a big imagination.
- snlacks 12y agoThat first article is hilarious.