When European settlers first came upon Japan, the Japanese scholars suggested that Europse adopt the Japanese written language as a "universal" language understood by all parties.

当欧洲殖民者首次到达日本的时候，日本学者建议欧洲人采用日文书写方式作为一种能够被所有人群理解的“世界”语。

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Roosevelt accordingly adopted an intransigent policy toward the Japanese; when they would not meet his terms, he cut off oil exports to Japan and eventually froze Japanese assets in the United States.

罗斯福相应的对日采取强硬政策；如果日本人无法满足他的要求，罗斯福切断了对日的石油输出，以及最终冻结日本在美的资产。

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Lavatories in Japan come in two forms: a traditional Japanese bathroom; and a uniquely Japanese take on a Western-style loo, adorned with buttons, lights and hi-tech features.

日本的洗手间有两种风格：一是传统日本风格的浴室；还有些日本人使用着西方风格的厕所，用一些按钮、灯光和高科技的元素装点洗手间。

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Admiral Nimitz of the Navy wanted to capture the small groups of Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, then seize Taiwan,and finally attack Japan itself.

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So I think it's important that they know some other things that the children in Japan are doing now. In fact, we have Japanese e-pals, which is really a great deal of fun.

我认为让孩子们知道,日本小孩所做的别的事情也很重要,实际上，我们有日本网友，这给我们带来了很多乐趣。

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and I studied Japanese, and I lived in Japan for a semester,

我学过日语，还在日本住过一个学期，

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If you have visited Japan, lived there, or had personal or business relationships with Japanese people, you know that Japan and the Japanese are special.

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And this presents Japan and Japanese companies with a huge problem as well as opportunity.

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The U.K. confirmed that British citizens were being held, and Japan said Japanese workers were among the hostages.

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