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How to avoid scams and yakuza in Tokyo’s Kabukicho neighborhood

Ellsworth Toohey
Oct 31, 2025
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Miles Edelsten, a former Associated Press journalist, has created a video guide for navigating Tokyo’s Kabukicho district, one of the world’s largest red-light districts. His walk-and-talk documentary draws on years of reporting to explain the unique dangers lurking in this infamous neighborhood, from Yakuza gangster…

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