The Rising Sun
A searing chronicle of Imperial Japan's militaristic rise, brutal expansion, and catastrophic collapse during World War II.
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Chapters
10 total- 01Chapter One - The Chrysanthemum Throne
- 02Chapter Two - Bushido Reforged
- 03Chapter Three - Tojo’s Iron Grip
- 04Chapter Four - The First Domino of Japan’s Imperial War Machine
- 05Chapter Five - Japan’s House of Horrors
- 06Chapter Six - When the Empire Unleashed Hell on Earth
- 07Chapter Seven - Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Blitz
- 08Chapter Eight - When Dying for the Emperor Became National Policy
- 09Chapter Nine - Defeat, Denial, and the Emperor’s Speech
- 10Chapter Ten - What Happens When an Empire Never Apologizes
Edition notes and short pages
The Rising Sun
The Rising Sun
The Empire That Set the World on Fire
by JJ
Dedication
To the silenced, the scorched, and the forgotten.
History may forget your names — but not here. Not this time.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TO THE SURVIVORS who spoke when the world didn’t want to listen.
To the historians who kept digging when others turned away.
And to the readers brave enough to face what comfort prefers to ignore.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JAMES JOHNSON IS a part-time historian and narrative saboteur.
He writes to expose, rewire, and rearm — blending biography, ideology, and cultural autopsy with a storyteller’s knife.
His work doesn’t ask for your trust.
It earns it. And then sets it on fire.
You can find more of his books — and his real-time rewriting of reality — at:
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COPYRIGHT
© 2025 JAMES JOHNSON. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise — without prior written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
This book is a work of nonfiction based on documented historical events, survivor accounts, declassified material, and scholarly research. While efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, some scenes have been reconstructed for clarity and narrative coherence. Opinions are the author’s own and do not represent any government, institution, or historical commission.
This book contains disturbing content, including war crimes and crimes against humanity. Reader discretion is advised.