I stand corrected. Fallows has written a lot about Japan and did live there in the 80s and 90s. He also lived in China for a few years this century. He famously

I stand corrected. Fallows has written a lot about Japan and did live there in the 80s and 90s. He also lived in China for a few years this century. He famously wrote an article in the early 90s arguing the US was on the wrong track and should be more like Japan. So I assumed this was from him as well. My bad.