Taking Down Tokyo's Corrupt Diamond Syndicate

The diamond market in Japan is terrible. The industry is lousy with middlemen, each taking their cut on already overpriced stones, yielding absolutely blistering prices.

Kyoji Sasaki is determined to change this. VICE Japan shadows him as he travels to key points along the diamond supply chain, from Sri Lanka to Israel, and negotiates his way into the inner circle of the global diamond syndicate.

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