is a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It was serialized in monthly magazine Bungei Shunjà « from 2005 to 2009. The series was published as a four-volume set in 2009 and was later adapted into a television series starring Masahiro Motoki in 2012.
Ryota Yuminari of the Maicho Shimbun broke a scoop about a secret agreement between Japan and the United States regarding the reversion of Okinawa, but it was an act that made an enemy of the state authorities.
Tsuneo Watanabe, the model for Yamabe, expressed his displeasure after watching the TV series, saying, "The episodes about Yamabe are all fabrications, completely different from the truth." Similarly, Takichi Nishiyama, the model for Ryota Yuminari, also commented on the original novel, stating, "There are too many parts that deviate from the facts," and added, "I am even angrier than Mr. Watanabe."