(Paperback)

Describes the fundamental structural differences between the American and Japanese economies, defends the Japanese approach, and warns that US policies, seeking to Americanise their strongest competitors policies, are doomed to fail.

(Paperback)

In this unusually candid book, Japan's former top financial diplomat asserts the urgent need for wholesale structural reform to revitalize the long-stagnant Japanese economy. Eisuke Sakakibara, whose influence over global currency markets earned him the nickname of Mr. Yen, envisions a social and economic revolution that encompasses all sectors of Japanese society.