Super Genba: Ten Things Japanese Companies Must Do to Gain Global CompetitivenessNearly a quarter century ago, Japanese industry went into a tailspin. The Nikkei now trades roughly where it did in November 1984 when the Dow was at 1,200 and at a fifth of its peak at the close of 1989. In what is the greatest stock market collapse in history, Japanese equity markets have been wiped out. Once great Japanese export powerhouses that led their industries in innovation are today awash in losses and stagger under collapses of market