How did the author decide to portray the clash between Western and Japanese cultures?
Around the Web·le mois dernier

Rising Sun

Rising Sun
La discussion entre lecteurs est ouverte maintenant. Il s’agit d’une discussion communautaire.
How did the author decide to portray the clash between Western and Japanese cultures?
Did anyone else feel the pacing in the middle was a bit slow, or was that intentional for building tension?
What inspired the setting of Tokyo and the integration of corporate crime into the plot?