Richard Sorge was dispatched to Tokyo in 1933 to serve the spymasters of Moscow. For eight years, he masqueraded as a Nazi journalist and burrowed deep into the German embassy, digging for the secrets of Hitler's invasion of Russia and the Japanese plans for the East. In a nation obsessed with rooting out moles, he kept a high profile - boozing, womanizing, and operating entirely under his own name. But he policed his spy ring scrupulously, keeping such a firm grip that by the time the Japanese uncovered his infiltration, he had done irreversible damage to the cause of the Axis. The first definitive account of one of the most remarkable espionage sagas of World War II, Target Tokyo is a tightly wound portrayal of a man who risked his life for his country, hiding in plain sight.

Introduction -- Major characters -- The German embassy in Tokyo as Sorge knew it in 1941 -- Part 1 : Forging the ring. Mr. R. Sorge -- Slightly different from the average -- We could work well together -- You might try Tokyo -- No equivalent in history -- You are going to Tokyo -- He will be your boss -- Spy activity with Sorge -- Collecting information and intelligence -- The bright prospects I foresaw -- I am Sorge -- A useful man -- He himself respected Ozaki very much -- Part 2 : Turning the ring. Risen in revolt -- Hot after some sort of queer enterprise -- Busy with the secret work -- Love and tenderness -- On the edge of a precipice -- Work only with Sorge -- Dangerous political experiments -- Very strenuous work -- An incident in Northern China -- The China incident will spread -- Secret and important -- Free run of the embassy -- The accident could have killed me -- If it is Shanghai, I will go -- A big trouble -- The time is not ripe enough -- Much valuable information on Japanese politics -- A very crucial meaning -- A Russian victory -- Something fishy was going on -- A considerably high position -- Clausen has had a heart attack -- The flow of information -- An overcoat for a very cold country -- Konoye came up again -- I spy you. -- Part 3 : Spinning the ring. Russia was excluded -- Japan is demanding too much -- Sick and tired of spy work -- Many anxious moments -- Continue to be on the lookout -- Difficulties for Sorge -- The Soviet Union ignored our report -- Attack Soviet Russia -- Some influence on Japanese policy -- A fateful day -- Too early to make a final judgment -- Japan-United States negotiations -- Worried about Miyake-san -- Sorge will become a god -- Getting into dangerous ground -- Released from a heavy burden -- Guaranteed against Japanese attack -- Part 4 : Breaking the ring. He had crossed the barrier of death -- A very quiet arrest -- An uneasy feeling -- This is the end -- Clausen's fatal error -- I am defeated -- A hard worker even in prison -- The transition period -- Sorge-san is a spy -- I take full responsibility -- Fight the cold bravely -- Epilogue : Forever a stranger -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Notes -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Articles by Richard Sorge for the Frankfurter-Zeitung : 1940 -- Articles by Richard Sorge for the Frankfurter-Zeitung : 1941 -- Articles by Richard Sorge (R.S.) for the Zeitschrift für Geopolitik.