But when that day approaches, it will raise awkward questions of a postwar balance of power in the Pacific that has been kept largely thanks to the US presence.

但是，当那一天逼近时，它将对战后太平洋地区的均势提出棘手的问题，迄今这一均势在很大程度上是由于美军的存在而得到保持的。

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Though some coastal towns have hunted whale for centuries, relatively few Japanese ate whale regularly before the postwar years, which is when it took off.

虽然有些沿海小镇的捕鲸史长达几个世纪，在二战结束之前，吃鲸鱼的日本人相对来说还是很少的。二战以后才逐渐普及开来。

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Though some coastal towns have hunted whale for centuries, relatively few Japanese ate whale regularly before the postwar years, which is when it took off.

虽然有些沿海小镇的捕鲸史长达几个世纪，在二战结束之前，吃鲸鱼的日本人相对来说还是很少的。二战以后才逐渐普及开来。

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