Japanese companies have been turning away from production and have moved into real estate.

日本公司一直以来都在退出制造业而转入房地产业。

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But the Japanese disaster was a "turning-point for the entire world" (see article).

但日本的灾难成为了“全世界的转折点”(见文章)。

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In recent years, however, younger Japanese have begun to eschew the upscale tastes of older generations, turning instead to lower-priced 'fast fashion' brands.

不过近年来，日本年轻人开始避开老一辈的高层次品位，转向价格较低的“快餐时装”品牌。

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The whole world began turning Japanese, slashing rates.

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No wonder many top policy makers fear the U.K. economy is "turning Japanese, " doomed to repeat Japan's two lost decades as economic activity is sapped by a debt overhang with all the risks that capital becomes obsolete and skills erode through under-investment.

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Talking of the possible need for even more unconventional economic policies ( as Adair Turner has been doing), to ward off the risk of the UK economy turning Japanese and stagnating for decades, something pretty odd and unconventional has been happening in the regulation of banks, for just that reason.

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