Ambassador John S. O’Hara, an aging career diplomat at the American Embassy in Tokyo, is visited by his son, Kevin, a university professor of journalism on sabbatical leave. They stumble upon the very core of Japanese plans for world economic conquest, but are frustrated in their attempts to divulge them. Developed gradually, the plot becomes increasingly involved and intriguing until its shocking conclusion, one which will leave the reader wondering, “Is this true, or is it fiction?”