Changing patterns of behavior, driven by the advent of fast food and cheap food, are widely to blame for the obesity pandemic, according to Japanese researchers.

据日本研究员的理论，受到快餐食品和便宜食品出现影响而改变的行为方式，被广泛地指责为流行性肥胖的罪魁祸首。

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As such, changes in Japanese buying or selling patterns are unlikely to become major drivers for international gold prices.

就这一点而论，日本人买卖模式的变化不太可能成为影响国际金价的主要因素。

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Organisers said the new design usedtraditional Japanese colours and patterns to represent theintercultural themesof the Games.

组委会说， 新设计方案使用了日本的传统色彩和图案， 以体现奥运会的跨文化主题。

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Perhaps Facebook activities are based on the hyper-active and multi-tasking American behavior patterns, which drive Japanese and Europeans crazy.

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The implications for business are that healthy Japanese pensioners are living normal lives for longer: in other words, they have consumption patterns that are not that different from those of younger people, although they tend to spend more on services and less on goods.

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