
This being New Year’s Day, I will recommend one book to read in 2024 to learn about not only about the challenges that Japan faces, but how the country is evolving to cope with them (and even thrive) in the global economy. Richard hits the nail on the head in many ways, but to summarize a major theme; if Japan is to fare better during next 15years than its past 25 years would seem to indicate, it will not be because the business models and management thinking of its large firms are simply updated.