Instead, events since the crisis have been alarmingly reminiscent of Japan, which took more than a decade to start recovering from its balance-sheet recession.

这场危机开始以来的种种事件和日本都惊人的相似，先前日本用了十多年的时间才从国内的资产平衡衰退中复苏。

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Iron ore suppliers traditionally hold annual talks with steelmakers to fix benchmark prices for the 12 months from April 1, the start of the financial year in Japan.

过去铁矿石供应商与钢铁制造商从4月1号，也就是日本钢铁企业新财政年度开始第一日起，协商为期12个月的固定基准价格。

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The European Union wants them to begin from 1990, while Japan (which unilaterally says it will aim for a 60-80% cut in emissions) thinks it more realistic to start from 2005 or perhaps this year.

欧盟希望他们从1990年的基准来削减，而日本（该国单方面提出将削减60%—80%的温室气体排放量）认为更现实的做法是从2005年，如果可能，就从今年为基准开始削减。

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He says the prime minister should declare Japan will not goby the 2006 agreement and will start negotiations from scratch.

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From 2000, Japan's working population will start shrinking, reaching an annual rate of decline of more than 1.5% by 2014.

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And it questions whether Western incomes will remain flat: recent wage rises in America and pay claims in Europe and Japan may start to reverse the balance back away from capital.

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