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  • Nick Zappetti Interview Tape 9: 19th October 1989

    (TAPE  9) Nicola Interview Oct 19, 1989 (Includes: Leases, Net Worth) SIDE A (Counter 000) (LEASES. COST OF SETTING UP SHOP) (note: US$1.00=100 yen. 30 tsubo = 100 square meters approx.) A:…Everything has gone crazy around her. And 4 million per tsubo  is not a lot of money when you now consider that the land…

  • Nick Zappetti Interview Tape Part 8: 13th October 1989

    (TAPE 8)  Nicola Interview Oct 13, 1989 (Includes: Nihon Kotsu Case First Verdict, Lawyer’s Lawsuit, Ballplayers, Sex Stories/Carousing, Omura, Red Light Yoshiwara & Other Occupation Tales, King of Korea) SIDE A (Note: First ¾ of Side A are boring) Counter 000 (NIHON KOTSU CASE. FIRST VERDICT: “Mr. Nicolas Can Not Be Believed”) (LAWYER’S LAWSUIT) A:…

  • Nick Zappetti Interview Tape 7: 6th October 1989

    (TAPE 7) Nicola Interview October 6, 1989 (Includes: U.S.-Japan Relations/Trade, U.S.-Japan Relations/ Marriage, Business Bribes and Gifts, Dope Deal/Nepal Ambassador’s Son, Sumo & Other Fixed Matches, Alpha 66/FBI/Pizza & Pieces, J. Citizenship, Lawyer Suit)  SIDE A  (Counter 000) (U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS: TRADE) A: People forgot what Admiral Yamamoto said. You woke up a Sleeping Lion. And…