pt. 1. Necessary change or shameless surrender? Economic reform in Japan -- pt. 2. The fine art of financial incompetence -- pt. 3. Japanese firms : happy families or anonymous corporate structures? -- pt. 4. Producing a more Japan-friendly world.

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