The Rising Sun
The Empire That Set the World on Fire
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The Rising Sun
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Narrated by:
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Jason M. Palmer
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By:
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James Johnson
About this listen
The Rising Sun is a blistering Trojan Horse of historical truth—a deep dive into one of the most brutal, myth-fueled empires of the 20th century. Japan’s path to power wasn’t just built on military strategy; it was forged in ritual, propaganda, and a spiritualized obsession with death before dishonor.
Across ten relentless chapters, JJ traces the arc from divine emperor worship to biological warfare experiments, from classroom indoctrination to firebombed cities.
This book dissects the psychology of fanaticism, the machinery of control, and the silence that followed Hiroshima—not to retell history, but to expose what happens when an empire refuses to admit what it did.
Some regimes collapse. Others are rewritten.
With sharp prose and surgical structure, The Rising Sun is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand not just Japan’s imperial past—but how power mutates when history is buried instead of faced.
©2025 James Johnson (P)2025 James Johnson