(Book 1) Charged with the future planning of their country, the shadowy, all-powerful, Baka Aho Manuke have plotted a course that has carried Japan from the ashes of defeat to the very pinnacle of industrial power. But now economic might isn't enough. There are those want to bring back the old days of Japan's military glory. Kokoro, is a story of espionage, betrayal and murder. The year is 1986, and someone is attempting to tap into the heart of the NFSNET and siphon away U.S. military secrets. The evidence points toward the Pacific Rim, and CIA agent Mark Edwards is sent undercover to investigate. Edwards soon finds himself enmeshed in the murky world of Japan's post-war planners. All of Mark's formidable martial arts skills may not be enough to save him, and the woman he loves