William Johnston is professor of Japanese history at Wesleyan University. He is the author of The Modern Epidemic: A History of Tuberculosis in Japan.

• Preface Introduction Prologue: A Murder Grips the Nation 1. An Unremarkable Family History 2. Early Childhood 3. Maidens or Harlots Only 4. Geisha and Prostitutes 5. Acquaintance Rape 6. Acting Up 7. Becoming Professional 8. Changing Saddles 9. Legal Prostitution and Escape 10. From Prostitute on the Lam to Mistress 11. A Search for Stability 12. Discovering Love 13. Loveis Intoxication 14. Murder 15. No Longer Private 16. Interrogation and Investigation 17. Judgment 18. Imprisonment and Release 19. Celebrity, Hardship, and Escape Epilogue: A Trail of Re-creations Notes from the Police Interrogation of Abe Sada Endnotes Bibliography Index

valuable introduction and prolog alert readers to the culturally and historically relative nature of gender roles, love, and sex...Recommended -- Lisa Klopfer Library Journal A smart, compelling examination...This well-researched, scholarly work is a service to women's studies as well as Asian cultural history. -- Whitney Scott Booklist An important book about a fascinating topic... magnificently salacious... Johnston's account is succinct and compelling. -- Ronald P. Loftus Journal of Asian Studies Johnston's ground-breaking study will satisfy a wide spectrum of readers. -- Valerie Durham Monumenta Nipponica ...a gripping contribution to stories woven about Abe Sada over the twentieth century and her attempt to tell her own story through testimony. -- Christine Marran, University of Minnesota Journal of Japanese Studies If only all history books were this much fun to read. -- Marie Seong-Hak Kim H-Net Reviews

William Johnston is professor of Japanese history at Wesleyan University. He is the author of The Modern Epidemic: A History of Tuberculosis in Japan.

• Preface Introduction Prologue: A Murder Grips the Nation 1. An Unremarkable Family History 2. Early Childhood 3. Maidens or Harlots Only 4. Geisha and Prostitutes 5. Acquaintance Rape 6. Acting Up 7. Becoming Professional 8. Changing Saddles 9. Legal Prostitution and Escape 10. From Prostitute on the Lam to Mistress 11. A Search for Stability 12. Discovering Love 13. Loveis Intoxication 14. Murder 15. No Longer Private 16. Interrogation and Investigation 17. Judgment 18. Imprisonment and Release 19. Celebrity, Hardship, and Escape Epilogue: A Trail of Re-creations Notes from the Police Interrogation of Abe Sada Endnotes Bibliography Index

valuable introduction and prolog alert readers to the culturally and historically relative nature of gender roles, love, and sex...Recommended -- Lisa Klopfer Library Journal A smart, compelling examination...This well-researched, scholarly work is a service to women's studies as well as Asian cultural history. -- Whitney Scott Booklist An important book about a fascinating topic... magnificently salacious... Johnston's account is succinct and compelling. -- Ronald P. Loftus Journal of Asian Studies Johnston's ground-breaking study will satisfy a wide spectrum of readers. -- Valerie Durham Monumenta Nipponica ...a gripping contribution to stories woven about Abe Sada over the twentieth century and her attempt to tell her own story through testimony. -- Christine Marran, University of Minnesota Journal of Japanese Studies If only all history books were this much fun to read. -- Marie Seong-Hak Kim H-Net Reviews

William Johnston is professor of Japanese history at Wesleyan University. He is the author of The Modern Epidemic: A History of Tuberculosis in Japan.

• Preface Introduction Prologue: A Murder Grips the Nation 1. An Unremarkable Family History 2. Early Childhood 3. Maidens or Harlots Only 4. Geisha and Prostitutes 5. Acquaintance Rape 6. Acting Up 7. Becoming Professional 8. Changing Saddles 9. Legal Prostitution and Escape 10. From Prostitute on the Lam to Mistress 11. A Search for Stability 12. Discovering Love 13. Loveis Intoxication 14. Murder 15. No Longer Private 16. Interrogation and Investigation 17. Judgment 18. Imprisonment and Release 19. Celebrity, Hardship, and Escape Epilogue: A Trail of Re-creations Notes from the Police Interrogation of Abe Sada Endnotes Bibliography Index

valuable introduction and prolog alert readers to the culturally and historically relative nature of gender roles, love, and sex...Recommended -- Lisa Klopfer Library Journal A smart, compelling examination...This well-researched, scholarly work is a service to women's studies as well as Asian cultural history. -- Whitney Scott Booklist An important book about a fascinating topic... magnificently salacious... Johnston's account is succinct and compelling. -- Ronald P. Loftus Journal of Asian Studies Johnston's ground-breaking study will satisfy a wide spectrum of readers. -- Valerie Durham Monumenta Nipponica ...a gripping contribution to stories woven about Abe Sada over the twentieth century and her attempt to tell her own story through testimony. -- Christine Marran, University of Minnesota Journal of Japanese Studies If only all history books were this much fun to read. -- Marie Seong-Hak Kim H-Net Reviews