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      Thirty years ago, the name Clyde Prestowitz stood for the top Japan-basher who was warning the US to get its act together. But the true Prestowitz also had deep respect for Japanese values, was proficient in Japanese, and adopted a Japanese boy as his son. Now, in his latest book, he is advising the Japanese how to get its act together based on his own experience advising the US. It is a worthy read.

      —Richard C. Koo, Chief Economist, Nomura Research Institute

      Can Japan reverse decline? We all have a stake in this. Japan, after all, might be a model for other advanced post-industrial societies. There has probably not been a prescription for revival as radical, as pertinent, and as challenging as the one that Clyde Prestowitz lays down. Yet as I read it I found myself hoping that Japan will adopt his advice and continue to make its contribution to world civilization.

      —Bob Carr, former Foreign Minister of Australia

      “Ever since Japan successfully challenged American industrial dominance in the 1980s, Clyde Prestowitz has been a leading voice in urging us to think differently about this remarkable and still-misunderstood nation. His newest book builds on his rich career in trade and economic policy to probe more deeply into both Japan’s persisting problems and its still-enormous potential to remain a creative force in the global economy.”

      —Martin Fackler, New York Times Bureau Chief, Tokyo

      Fascinating story of how a country could reinvent itself, in a world where the focus is on China and Japan is yesterday’s lunch. Clyde Prestowitz does a terrific job of creating a fictional blueprint of how Japan can become a world power and the impact it will have on our children and grandchildren. It’s hard to put down.

      —Daniel M. Slane, Commissioner, Congressional US-China Economic and

       Security Review Commission, Washington, DC