The Rising Sun's Land of Yaorozu is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Mikado with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 31.13 billion Yaorozu-no-tami are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Asuka. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Yaorozu economy, worth a remarkable 9,018 trillion Yaorozu golds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 289,712 Yaorozu golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination, diners regard burgers made from mechanically reclaimed cow protein as "proper meat", hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal, and 3D printed organs are a breath of new life for the sick and elderly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yaorozu's national animal is the ghost, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Shinto.

Yaorozu is ranked 2^nd in the world and 1^st in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 102.2 on the Human Development Index.