William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Yoon must shed complacency and find ways to revive economic dynamism

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's priorities offer little optimism about his chances of raising the country's competitive game. (Pool via Reuters)
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."