If tea is a factor in the combination lock, why didn't Japan forge ahead in a tea-soaked industrial revolution of its own?

如果茶叶是解开密码锁的要素的话，为什么在一次茶叶起着重要作用的工业革命中，日本本身并没有取得进展呢？

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The new prime minister has said he wants Japan to forge a more independent relationship with the United States and closer ties to the rest of Asia.

这位日本的新首相曾经表示，他希望美日双方可以建立较为独立自主的关系，并与亚洲其他各国更紧密结合。

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In present, the most of cold forge steel which is used by domestic standard part producer are import from USA, Japan, Korea, and so on.

目前我国标准件厂家所使用的冷镦钢原料大部分由美国、日本、韩国等国家进口。

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It hardly suggests an organisation ready to forge the new path Japan so desperately needs.

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It wasn't even about more down-to-earth but vital matters such as how to forge a new relationship with rising China, or rejuvenate the longstanding one with Japan.

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