And if Akamatsu's theory applies to a country's industrial mix, rather than its standard of living, Japan can still claim to be out in front.

如果赤松的理论用于衡量一个国家的产业结构，而不是人民的生活水平，日本仍然可以声称自己是领头雁。

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Yet despite 15 years of deflation, punishingly high prices still take a toll in Japan on people's standard of living.

尽管日本遭遇了15年的通货紧缩，高得惊人的物价在日本人的生活水平方面还是一头拦路虎。

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In Japan and South Korea it now takes between five and ten minutes to download a film in standard definition.

在日本和韩国，现在只要五到十分钟就可以下载一部标准清晰度的电影。

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With the most advanced tsunami warning system in the world, Japan is a global standard setter.

UNESCO: Learning from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Japan reinstated a gold standard in 1871, 1897, 1930 and 1949, each time after extended periods of a floating currency and sometimes hyperinflation.

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Japan set a high standard for handling natural disasters when touching reports surfaced of how orderly and civilized ordinary citizens were despite supply shortages after a devastating 9.03 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

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