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Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky

Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky is a freelance journalist in Tokyo. She was an assistant correspondent for the Japanese news agency Jiji Press in Geneva, and has contributed to the book Reconstructing 3/11, and is the chief editor at Japan Subculture Research Center.

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HOT MONEY

Who Pulled Off the Biggest Bitcoin Heist in History?

Inside the mystery of how Mark Karpelès and his Mt. Gox company lost almost $500 million in cybercurrency.

Jake Adelstein

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HACKED

Inside the Biggest Bitcoin Heist in History

Mt. Gox was once the biggest exchange for the virtual currency. Then half a billion dollars’ worth went missing. Emails give important clues to what happened.

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VIRTUAL LARCENY

The Huge Mt. Gox Bitcoin Mystery Deepens

More than $100 million is still missing from the defunct crypto-currency exchange in Japan, and experts say it may never be found.

Jake Adelstein

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Insurance Policy

From Internment Camp to MacArthur's Aide

An exclusive interview with General MacArthur's translator reveals the officer in all his terrifying glory, as well as a nation trying to rebuild—and renounce wars for good.

Jake Adelstein

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Pursuit of Justice?

How Rogue Feds Shook Down Mt. Gox

Two federal agents in the Silk Road investigation allegedly attempted to pressure Mark Karpeles, CEO of the massive bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, into making a business deal, then played a role in the seizure of the firm’s U.S. accounts.

Jake Adelstein

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Juicy

Japan’s Peacenik Pear Fairy

Funassyi, the anthromorphic pear fairy loved by millions, raised controversy when it appeared to support Japan’s pacifist constitution. Out of the mouths of pears…

Jake Adelstein

Rising Slums

This Newspaper Wants Apartheid in Japan

A sensational column in a leading conservative daily says the country needs more immigrant workers, and holds up South Africa in the 1970s as a model.

Jake Adelstein

Serial Killers

ISIS Beheads Japanese Hostage

Negotiations to free Goto failed. The fate of a captured Jordanian pilot remains a mystery.

Jake Adelstein

Lives at Stake

Did Japan Botch ISIS Hostage Deal?

The country’s ISIS hostage crisis is a tragedy—one that its government helped to create. Is the Abe administration more concerned with saving face than saving lives?

Jake Adelstein

No Mastermind

Bitcoin Tycoon: I’m Not Dread Pirate

The feds say Ross Ulbricht is the notorious mastermind behind defunct online drugs and weapons seller Silk Road. Ulbricht blames Mark Karpeles—who tells The Daily Beast he’s innocent.

Jake Adelstein

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