So, I don't want to ask anything that is going to cause you to give away spoilers, I want to read it cold and just take it in, so I am going to keep these questions very general and they are based on things I seem to recall you have said:

What is the general timeframe you set the story in? I get the impression it may cover a period like the 1930s-1960s. Does it span several decades?

I believe you have said that this is set in three countries, Japan, Germany, and the United States or I imagined that, is that the case and does it mostly take place in one of these countries?

You did say above that this is most definitely fiction, but I believe you have also said that you have been inspired to write this through researching your family history. So, would you say any of your central characters are somewhat based on family members, or have you just incorporated things you learned through family research into the story?

Are the central characters in the story German, Japanese, and American? Or is it told primarily through the eyes of one character's perspective? 

Obviously, based on the questions above I am guessing this is going to take place at least in part if not mostly during WWII, is this the case?

You've been working on this for 6 years, so I would not think that you set out thinking "This book will be released in 2025." which now is a rather timely coincidence considering Trump's Project 2025 is meant to go into effect then if, the Pagen gods forbid, he was somehow elected president...do you see that as a timely coincidence or was there some forethought to that? 

I will leave it there at the moment, and you can answer or not answer any of that as you see fit.