William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
US gets ready to compete again by rebuilding economic muscle


Joe Biden holds a semiconductor chip during his remarks before signing an executive order on the economy on Feb. 24: Biden, wisely, seeks to put the U.S. back in the tech race. © Getty Images
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."