Wat als iemand in jouw omgeving gewoon… op een dag verdwijnt? Dat overkomt tienduizenden gezinnen per jaar in Japan, en het overkwam ook Jake Adelstein in 2018 – toen zijn accountant verdween, vlak voor de belastingdag. Adelstein, de auteur van Tokyo Vice, en co-presentator Shoko Plambeck gaan op zoek naar die vermiste accountant en nemen ons mee op een reis naar de fascinerende en bizarre wereld van de Japanse johatsu, oftewel ‘verdampte’ mensen.
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What if someone close to you just … vanished one day? That happens to tens of thousands of families a year in Japan, and it happened to Jake Adelstein, too, back in 2018 — when his accountant disappeared, just before tax day. Adelstein, the author of Tokyo Vice, and co-host Shoko Plambeck go in search of that missing accountant, and take us on a journey into the fascinating and bizarre world of Japan’s johatsu, or “evaporated” people.
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One mystery is solved – Morimoto is alive. But finding him raises a question: Do those who disappear to start a new life have the right to stay missing?
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