This is the 10th year that we have been celebrating the Chinese New Year here in Trafalgar Square.

春节与伦敦有个一年一度的约会。 在特拉法加广场举行的这场中国文化盛事，今年已经是连续第10年。

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The new year is a time of new beginnings and promises to ourselves to be better in our personal and professional lives (It's also a time to visit the local shrine here in Japan).

新年是新的开始，也是我们对自己做出承诺的时候，与公与私我们都期待拥有更好的生活（这个时候在日本会拜访当地的圣地）。

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It seems that Christmas time is here once again, and it is time again to bring in the New Year.

圣诞节转眼又到，又该迎接新的一年了。

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For more on what has really happened to the Japanese economy in the last two decades, here is an article I wrote for the New York Times Sunday Review last year.

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