pt. 1. The sleeping giant. 1. The end of the American century -- 2. Losing the chips : the semiconductor industry -- pt. 2. What makes Japan run. 3. Perception gap : "unfair" trade and "open" markets -- 4. The Mandarins: Japan's powerful ministries -- 5. Mandarin strategies: Japan's industrial policy -- 6. Kaisha: doing business in Japan -- pt. 3. What makes America wind down. 7. Every man for himself: doing business in the United States -- 8. Traders or warriors: the conflict between economic and national security -- 9. U.S. trade negotiations: the players -- 10. U.S. trade negotiations: an insider's report -- pt. 4. A look toward the future. 11. Waking up.