William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."

City's demise a natural extension of what Xi has done on the mainland since 2012
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.