Some of the consequences have been long foreseen, like deflation: as more Japanese retire and live off their savings, they spend less, further depressing Japan's anemic levels of domestic consumption.

人们早就预见到了其中一些后果，如通货紧缩：较多的日本人退休后，会靠储蓄生活，他们花的钱变少，又会进一步加剧日本国内消费的不足。

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That might produce a result that looked like deflation even though the economy would be stronger and growing.

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The main difference is that inflation acts like cancer, while deflation behaves more like a heart attack.

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Many are more worried about deflation, like what has crushed the Japanese economy since its stock market peaked in 1989.

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