Japan called me. They said maybe those jokes are a hit in the U.S., but over here, they're all sinking.

有人从日本给我打电话称，或许这些玩笑在美国轰动一时，但现在，日本整个国家正在沉没。

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Katsuya Okada, Japan's foreign minister says he believes the sinking of the Cheonan helped show the Japanese people why they should support the American troop presence in Japan.

日本外交大臣冈田克也说，他相信可以用天安舰的沉没来证明为什么日本人应该支持美国在日本驻军。

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Japan called me. They said maybe those jokes are a hit in the U. S., but over here, they're all sinking.

有人从日本给我打电话称，或许这些玩笑在美国轰动一时，但现在，日本整个国家正在沉没。

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And everybody's still waiting for a sinking Japan to pull its neighbors up.

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China, Japan and South Korea plan to discuss the warship's sinking this weekend.

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Surging exports, particularly to America, on the back of a sinking yen, have been almost the only source of economic growth in Japan this year.

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