In an opinion piece, Robert Dujarric of Temple University, Japan Campus, notes that the entire world, including Asia, now sees China not only as the country of the future but already as today's only Asian giant. According to Dujarric, however, there is one area, where Japan could engage in a strategy that would simultaneously help its economy and give it an edge over China — immigration. "Immigration is one of the most important tools Japan has if it wishes to build a new Asia where Japan will be at the center rather than the periphery," Dujarric wrote.