"In 1979, Harvard professor Ezra Vogel's book, Japan As Number One, became a runaway best seller in both Japan and the United States. After a swing through Asia the past two weeks, it's clear to me that Ezra needs to do a rewrite with a new title: Korea as Number One. " (http://prestowitz.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/06/07/korea_as_number_one)
What are your thoughts? Is Japan still competitive? How can young Japanese move their country to a new level? Can non-Japanese help inspire Japanese?