Two other big Asian car producers, Japan and South Korea, are not joining in yet.

亚洲其他两个大的汽车制造商，日本和韩国，目前还没有加入这一行列中。

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Unfortunately for the car firms, the chances of more than minor tweaks before the FTA is passed are slim, as is the likelihood that South Korea will become more welcoming for foreign vehicles.

可以说汽车公司很不幸，在协议通过前进行大范围调整的几率正如韩国会更加欢迎外国车一样，小到几乎不可能。

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As a result, says METI, the market per car company in Japan, with a population 2.5 times that of South Korea, is only two-thirds the size of its neighbour's.

因此，日本经济产业省称，日本人口是韩国的2.5倍，每家汽车公司在日本的市场却只有邻国的三分之二。

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South Korea's car industry is in even worse shape.

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