Evaporated: Gone with the Gods
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. The Evaporated: Gone With the Gods is part of The Binge - subscribe to listen to all episodes, all at once, ad-free right now. From serial kille...
Episodes
Episode 9: The Right to Disappear
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? Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods, ad…
Episode 8: Conspiracy on the Coast
A series of evaporations on the western coastline of Japan eluded families and investigators for nearly 25 years. One theory – international espionage. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods, …
Episode 7: The March Room
Tiphaine Veron, a French tourist, went missing in 2018. Understanding the circumstances around her disappearance –and the lasting ripple effect of the investigation–leads Jake and Shoko to Nikko. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes…
Episode 6: Sakura Sachiko Does Not Exist
Jake and Shoko leave Tokyo to go to a big-shot detective school in Sapporo. They learn how to solve missing persons cases — from some of the best detectives in Japan. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of The Evaporated: Gone wit…
Episode 5: Vanishing By The Book
Japan has some very strange –and dark– instructional manuals. Some of them can help you vanish…or commit the perfect crime. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods, ad-free right now. Click ‘try …
Episode 4: Pay or Sink
Morimoto’s former boss tried to do him a favor, and got into a whole lot of trouble instead. We're talking about angry yakuza clients and charges to his credit card from sugar daddy websites. No sign of Morimoto since. Subscribe to The Bin…
Episode 3: Sugimoto! You Bastard!
Sugimoto-san is a driver for Saita-san’s yonige company. But he’s also a former client. Who built a huge golf course … and got in way over his head. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods, ad-free …
Episode 2: Queen of the Night Movers
Jake and Shoko aren’t meeting the CEO of your average moving company. This is Miho Saita, the owner of a yonige–or, night moving–company. Night fleeing, to be precise. Subscribe to The Binge to get all episodes of The Evaporated: Gone wit…
Episode 1: The Missing Accountant
Morimoto is Jake’s trusted accountant and friend. So when Steve and Becky need an accountant, Jake is more than happy to recommend Morimoto. But as time goes on, Steve and Becky start to realize their new accountant might be hiding somethi…
Introducing... The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods
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…