On the forty-fifth floor and Nakamoto Tower in downtown L.A.,a grand opening celebration is in full swing at the new American headquartersof the immense Japanese conglomerate. On the forty-sixth floor, in an emptyconference room, the dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered. Theinvestigation begins.... and immediately becomes a headlong chase through atwisting maze of industrial intrigue... The Rising Sun is about a no-holds-barred conflict in whichcontrol of a vital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize and theJapanese saying 'business is war' takes on a terrifying reality....