尽管英国是这样，但日本、荷兰和法国等其它国家也符合其中一些标准，而它们并没有实现工业化。
While this was the case for England, other nations, such as Japan, the Netherlands and France also met some of these criteria but were not industrialising.
但日本对远海军事介入几乎没有兴趣。
But there is virtually no appetite for overseas military involvements in Japan.
但日本还有一线希望。
有些人也许会，但日本的阳刚形象仍然是不断变化的。
Some of them may, but Japan's image of masculinity is nonetheless changing.
在西方，老年人精打细算，但日本老年人不介意多花钱。
In the West, the elderly pinch pennies, but Japan's seniors pay extra.
但日本的福岛事故为核问题投票人数的上升提供了契机。
But, after Japan's Fukushima disaster, the chance of a quorum in the nuclear vote rose.
但日本内阁发言人武雄河村并不赞同这一说法。
尽管失去了AAA级的认可，但日本成功维持其借款的低利率。
And Japan has managed to keep borrowing at a cheap rate, despite losing the highest level of approbation.
但日本的能源部门看起来尤其需要外部提供的新资本和新鲜的想法。
But Japan's energy sector seems particularly in need of the fresh capital and new ideas that outsiders might provide.
银行业的机会充满了太平洋彼岸国家，但日本银行家没有很好地利用它们。
Opportunities for banks abound across the Pacific rim, yet Japan's bankers have mostly failed to take full advantage of them.
但日本未能摧毁美国在太平洋地区的三艘美国航空母舰证明是决定性的错误。
But Japan's failure to destroy America's three carriers in the Pacific proved decisive.
新西兰基督城地震过后，新西兰央行降息50个基点，但日本利率已经为零。
After the earthquake of Christchurch in New Zealand, New Zealand Central Bank cut interest rate by 50 basis points, while Japan's interest rate has been zero.
尽管仍然低于国际标准，但日本失业率仍达到03年以来的最高点。
Though still low by international standards, Japan's reported 5 percent unemployment is the highest since 2003.
丧失AAA评级的国家通常在9- 15年内重获该评级，但日本没有做到。
Japan did not regain its AAA rating in the nine to 15 year period typical of other countries that lost AAA ratings.
只是去过一些国家，没有尝遍全世界不同美食，但日本菜目前我所知道最出色的。
I've just been to some countries. And I haven't tried all the different cuisines of the world, but I think Japanese cuisine is by far the best from what I know.
另外一些指标，人均gdp，考虑到美国人口在迅速增长，但日本则开始减少。
Another yardstick, GDP per head, takes account of the fact that America's population is rising rapidly, whereas Japan's has started to shrink.
但日本已经是发达世界中负债最重的国家，平均每位国民背负着520万日元的总债务。
But Japan is already the most indebted in all developed countries with every national saddled with average 5.2 million yen in debt.
尽管这些行业的边际利润持续走低，但日本企业仍然继续生产日常消费品，这是为什么呢？
Why then do Japanese firms continue to churn out the latter, even though margins are low?
尽管到今年夏天IWC年度会议时提案细节才会明朗化，但日本仍表现出了兴趣。
Japan appears interested, though details will become clearer only with the IWC's annual meeting this summer.
但日本对于这项在该国敲定的协议深感骄傲，正如对日本国人普遍环保感到骄傲一样。
But the Japanese take great pride in the agreement hammered out in their country, as they do their environmental efforts generally.
然而，由于央行主动投放了货币，尽管股市剧烈振荡，但日本的支付体系保持了正常运转。
However, thanks to monetary activism, Japan's payment system has kept on functioning, even though the stock market has oscillated viciously.
不过，虽然中国去年取代美国成为日本最大的出口市场，但日本企业在中国也面临着一些问题。
But while China replaced the US as Japan's biggest export market last year, Japanese groups face problems.
拥有全球性品牌的公司能够在新市场迅速获得认可，但日本企业往往更重视高端名牌之类更狭窄的市场领域。
Companies with global brands can win recognition very quickly in new markets but Japanese companies have tended to focus on narrower market segments such as prestige.
喝酒至深夜可能会导致说话语无伦次，但日本一家公司却认为喝酒可以增进员工间的交流，而且甚至愿意为此买单。
Boozing into the night might inhibit coherent speech, but a Japanese company bets it will make workers communicate better. And it's even willing to pay for it.
喝酒至深夜可能会导致说话语无伦次，但日本一家公司却认为喝酒可以增进员工间的交流，而且甚至愿意为此买单。
Boozing into the night might inhibit coherent speech, but a Japanese company bets it will make workers communicate better. And it's even willing to pay for it.
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