The Empire of The empire of rising sun is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Filippo with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.068 billion empire of rising sunians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Tokyo. The average income tax rate is 73.3%.

The frighteningly efficient empire of rising sunian economy, worth 380 trillion Golds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 123,868 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Repurposed warships fire swag at company promotional events, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, and stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The empire of rising sun's national animal is the cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Goddess emperor.

The empire of rising sun is ranked 204,713^th in the world and 8,935^th in Lazarus for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 408.46 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.