但日本最大的汽车制造商们决心从事此项工作。
But Japan's biggest automakers are determined to make this work.
但日本公司的规模会成为劣势。
但日本人则是完全不同的。
但日本的灾难成为了“全世界的转折点”(见文章)。
But the Japanese disaster was a "turning-point for the entire world" (see article).
但日本没有这种体系。
稻谷是主要的农作物,但日本也是个工业中心。
Rice is the main crop but Japan is also an industrial center.
稻谷是主要的农作物,但日本也是个工业中心。
Rice is the main crop, but Japan is also an industrial center.
尽管压力巨大,但日本人的生活却从容而有秩序。
Despite enormous pressure, but the Japanese life is calm and orderly.
但日本人从小就被培养个人应该为了集体的利益而献身的观念。
But Japanese are raised to believe that individuals sacrifice for the good of the group.
虽然这个节日开始于中国,但日本人庆祝的方式和中国人不同。
Though the festival began in China, the Japanese celebrate it differently from the Chinese.
虽然最近稍有起色,但日本股市比起1989年的历史高位,仍然跌了七成五。
Despite a recent rally, Japan's stock market remains 75% off its 1989 all-time high.
但日本人们是无辜的,为他们祈祷‘,这是一位在浙江苏州的居民的评论。
But people are innocent. Pray for them," wrote one resident in Suzhou, in Jiangsu province.
现在许多日本年轻人在20岁出头就开始约会,但根本没有想过结婚。
Many young Japanese now date in their early twenties, but with no thought of marriage.
但那已是不可能的了:日本被顶在了零底线之上。
But that wasn't possible: Japan was up against the zero bound.
日本是一个极端的例子,但许多其他富裕国家也有类似的问题。
Japan is an extreme example, but many other rich countries have similar problems.
但即使有的话,也只是少数日本企业达到了乐天那样的程度。
But few, if any, Japanese companies have gone as far as Rakuten.
但事实是日本本可以更好地处理这个问题的(见文)。
It is true that Japan could have handled the problem better (see article).
但韩国的人均收入只有日本的一半。
In South Korea the average income per person is only half Japan's.
但专家很难想象如果没有核电站,日本的能源需求要怎样得到满足。
Experts, however, can barely imagine Japan meeting its energy needs without them.
但将驻军迁移到日本的任何一个地方都会遇到当地居民的反对。
But moving it anywhere else in Japan will face local resistance too.
宏观经济的治疗虽然必须,但并不能充分解决日本的问题。
Macroeconomic medicine, though essential, will not be enough to solve Japan's problems.
但这样的方式可能会惹恼日本。
但这样的方式可能会惹恼日本。
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