American Maverick in Japan: The Rick Roa Story

by Tony Teora

Book Overview

I first met Richard Roa in the fall of 1989. I was in the middle of researching Tokyo Underworld and someone had suggested I interview him because he knew the main character of the book, Nick Zapetti, and also because he worked for a time as a consultant to the Toa-Sogo Kigyo, a real-estate/leisure outfit based in Roppongi, which was, in fact, a transmogrification of the infamous Tokyo gang, the Tosei-kai, a yakuza organization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595314287
• ISBN13: 9780595314287
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"