William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
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Has Elon Musk's Tesla already won?
Tesla-versus-Toyota drama partly explains why Japan Inc. is stuck in first gear
Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai on Jan. 7: his operation is not hampered by the galaxy of moving parts. © Reuters
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