Keiretsu

A Political Thriller Ripped from the Headlines "Officials and Analysts Say the (Chinese) Weapons are Designed to Limit U.S. Ability to Operate Freely in East Asia." Wall Street Journal 1/10/2011 "(U.S. Supreme) Court Kills Limits on Corporate Politicking" Wall Street Journal 1/22/2011 "In Japan, Provocative Case for Staying Nuclear. Some Say Bombs' Potential as Deterrent Argues for Keeping Power Plants on Line." Wall Street Journal 10/28/2011 "Japan's reputation as one of the world's sickest economies is exaggerated." George Melloan, Wall Street Journal 1/27/2012 "Japanese Leader Warns of China's Military Buildup" Wall Street Journal 3/19/2012 "Cash-Rich Japanese Firms Go on Global Buying Spree" Wall Street Journal 5/30/2012 Toshio Nagoya, ultra-nationalist CEO of Japan's largest keiretsu, foresees dire peril for his country. Intelligence reports show that China's growing military will soon be capable of inflicting catastrophic damage on America's Asian bases and Pacific fleet thereby allowing China to dominate all of Asia. The United States' security pact with Japan will become a worthless piece of paper. Toshio and the CEOs of Japan's other keiretsus form a secret cabal to develop nuclear weapons as a deterrent to China. However, these powerful CEOs know they cannot hide their nuclear program forever. When discovered, the United States, who has been unceasing in its demands Iran and North Korea end their nuclear weapons drive, will have no choice but to demand Japan cease-and-desist. With the help of his cousin, a lawyer in the United States, Toshio and his associates begin to build a powerful Political Action Committee spread across many states to garner widespread influence in America's congress which they will use to blunt any administration's demands that Japan abandon its nuclear ambition. Conspiracy, lust, infidelity, treachery, betrayal and murder permeate this political thriller and make Keiretsu a riveting, mind-bending read.