日本：衰退的经济【上】
Japan - The Fading Economy
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日本是第一个、经济持续高速增长的现代亚洲国家。战争结束以后，日本为此做出了很多努力，在盟友的帮助之下，它得以重建，完成了自己的现代工业革命。
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Japan became the first of the modern Asian countries to experience massive sustained economic growth. Japan had a lot going for it after the end of the war, it was able to rebuild with the help of the allies and go through its own modern industrial revolution. In the 1960’s japan was growing at a rate of 10% a year which for a national economy was unheard of at the time, this economic growth continued and japan was able to ride the wave of globalisation as the worlds low cost manufacturer. Japan developed a huge car industry, it was at the forefront of consumer electronics and was working meticulously to make sure that this new found wealth was being invested wisely into infrastructure like high speed rail, airports and metro systems that would make their economy even more efficient.
日本是第一个、经济持续高速增长的现代亚洲国家。战争结束以后，日本为此做出了很多努力，在盟友的帮助之下，它得以重建，完成了自己的现代工业革命。1960年代，日本的每年的增长速度达到了10%，在那个时候，一个国家的经济能实现这样的增长，是前所未闻的。这样的经济增速持续了多年，使得日本能够乘着全球化的浪潮，成为世界的低成本制造商。日本发展出了一个庞大的汽车工业，处于消费电子产品的前沿，工作也一丝不苟。为了使这些新财富保值，它们被明智地投资在了高铁、机场、地铁系统等基础设施上面，这又使得他们的经济变得更加高效。
At its peak there was so much wealth in japan that the real estate market of Tokyo had some pretty crazy anomalies. In the late 80’s it was estimated that the imperial palace covering an area of 3.4 square kilometres in central Tokyo had a real estate land value greater than all of the real estate in California. Of course, the imperial palace was never for sale and this was based of the cost per square feet in the area but it still should give a good idea of just how much money was washing around in Japan...
在日本财富的巅峰时刻，日本有太多的钱了，以致东京的房地产市场出现了一些非常疯狂的异象。在80年代后期，位于东京市中心的日本皇宫，占地面积3.4平方公里，它的土地价值，已经超过了加州所有房地产的市值。当然了，日本皇宫从来没出售过，这个价格只是基于那片地区每平方英尺的价格计算出来的，但这也很好地诠释了，当时的日本有多少的钱在流转……
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在日本财富的巅峰时刻，日本有太多的钱了，以致东京的房地产市场出现了一些非常疯狂的异象。在80年代后期，位于东京市中心的日本皇宫，占地面积3.4平方公里，它的土地价值，已经超过了加州所有房地产的市值。当然了，日本皇宫从来没出售过，这个价格只是基于那片地区每平方英尺的价格计算出来的，但这也很好地诠释了，当时的日本有多少的钱在流转……
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Rohan Singh
Anime became popular in the 90s. Japan''s economy stagnated in the 90s. Coincidence I think not.
动漫是在90年代开始流行的。日本经济是在90年代停滞不前的。巧合？我认为不是。
You forget that GDP per capita is in Japan larger today than in 1990. This as the population is shrinking.
你忘了，日本今天的人均GDP比1990年的时候还要多。这是因为日本的人口在萎缩。
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Just a few points of the debt: Most Japanese debt is owned domestically by Japanese citizens and entities denominated in Yen under Japanese law, so it is an internal issue as the money is in Japan. This is different to US debt where foreign entities have a substantial stake. The debt is still manageable because Interest rates are extremely low, combined with Japan running a current account surplus means that till this day JPY on the FX markets is still viewed as a safe haven trade. and the Japanese economy is not in crisis.
说几点关于债务的问题：根据日本法律，大多数的日本债务是由日本公民和以日元计价的实体在国内持有的，既然钱还在日本，那么日本债务就是个内部问题。这跟美债不一样，大部分美债都是由外国实体持有的。日本的债务仍然是可控的，因为日本的利率极低，再加上日本账户经常是盈余的，直到今天，日元在外汇市场上仍然被视为一种安全的避险货币，而且日本经济也没有陷入危机之中。
"Stagnant" is the sweating banker''s word for "stable."
“停滞”，到了紧张兮兮的银行家的嘴里，就变成了“稳定”。
Japan was a fully industrialized nation for decades before WWII, they didn''t go "through their own industrial revolution" postwar, it was just rebuilt and expanded
日本在二战以前就是一个完全工业化的国家了，他们并不是在战后“通过他们自己的工业革命”，它只是重建和扩大了。
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One crumb of comfort for Japan is that most of that debt is domestically owned so it is easier for it to continuously roll it over. Having said that, that is still a type of kicking the can down the road.
日本令人感到欣慰的一小点，是它的大部分债务都是日本国内持有的，因此日本也更容易将债务续下去。话虽如此，这依然只是一种缓兵之计。
"Economies can´t grow forever"...Thanks, now please a video explaining why perpetual motion machines are not possible...
“经济是不可能永远增长的”……谢谢，现在请来一段视频，解释一下为什么永动机是不可能的……
"The central bank is there just to control inflation" -Argentinean Central Bank Hold my beer
“央行只是为了控制通货膨胀”--阿根廷的央行坐不住了
"Land of the rising debt" with "house of the rising sun" instrumental in the background. Brilliant!
背景音乐中，“举债之地”配的是“日升之屋”的调子。有才！
One of the insane things about Japan to me is how much they continually innovative, but how little they try to export a lot of the innovative products. I think the reason is basically no one in Japan understand outside Japan. Even companies like Sony and Panasonic seem confused as to why their products fail or succeed.
在我看来，日本最疯狂的事情之一，就是他们持续创新的程度，但是他们却很少大量出口他们的创新产品。我认为，这基本上是因为在日本，没人了解日本之外的情况。就连索尼和松下这样的公司，似乎也会对自己的产品为何会成功或失败而感到困惑。
If Japan''s economy economy is slowing down that means less output in Hentai....
日本经济放缓的话，意味着变态的（动画）产出减少了……
Would you mind doing a video over Switzerland? I find them fascinating considering they''re a country that has historically not had any natural resource or cheap labour.
你介意替瑞士做一段视频吗？我发现，瑞士很迷人，而且历史上来看，他们是个没有任何自然资源或廉价劳动力的国家。
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I think you overstate the impact of Western Foreign aid, Sure, it did help the economy of Japan rebuild, but it already was a modern industrial nation before the war (about the same level as Italy) and the continued pregress was due to the Japanese own efforts, not just western help.
我认为你高估了西方援助的影响。当然，这个援助确实帮到了日本的经济重建，但是日本在战前就已经是个现代化的工业国家了（水平大致与意大利相同）。持续的进步，不仅仅是因为西方的帮助，也是因为日本人自己的努力。
欧阳嘉骢
日本仍然很强大。即便我是中国人，我也不能否认一个事实：日本人正在让他们的国家变得更好、更强。
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So essentially Japan was doing so well that it started doing badly
本质上来说，日本表现得很好，但是它开头的时候很糟糕
Skipping the 80s bubble economy
视频跳过了80年代的泡沫经济
"Now they just need a massive recession and then the economy will recover and endless growth can be achieved" - Highschool economics class
高中的经济课上是怎么说的，“他们现在只需要一场大规模的经济衰退，然后经济就会复苏，然后实现持续的增长。”
Japan in the 80''s:massive economic growth, world''s low cost manufacturer, consumer electronics leaders? Invested into infrastructures like high speed rails, airports and metro systems? It''s word for word what is happening in China.
80年代的日本：巨大的经济增长，世界级低成本的制造商，消费类电子产品的领导者？投资高铁、机场和地铁等基础设施？逐字念下来，这就是在中国发生的事情啊
It''s internal debt not an external debt. They wont go default becaus of that. It''s not like Greece''s case or any other country that go default because of debt. Their external debt is only around 456 Trillion Yen. That''s roughly 42.2 Billion US$. That''s really low for country that''s 3rd richest country by GDP
日本的债务是内债，不是外债，因此不会违约的。它不像希腊或其他任何国家，会陷入债务违约的问题之中。他们的外债只有大概456万亿日元，大概422亿美元。对于GDP排名第三的国家，这点外债实在是太少了。
"Land of the rising debt" wait is isn''t a video about the USA? Hahaha
“债务不断上升的土地”，等等，这不就是说的美国吗？哈哈哈
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Japan is actually in a better position than the United States. Right now, people in the United States owe more in Student debt alone than Japan does entirely. Nearly $2 trillion dollars of student loans plague this economy alongside all the tariffs and economic bubbles.
实际上日本处于比美国更好的位置。现在，美国人单单在学生贷款方面，就比日本人多多了。接近2万亿美元的学生贷款，与所有的关税和经济泡沫，一起困扰着美国经济。
"In a world that assumes growth would continue forever." That is human folly, and we fall for it everytime.
“在一个假定增长会永远持续下去的世界里。”这是人类的愚蠢，而我们每次都会陷进去。
Japan: "I miss the 90''s, it was my time, my moment"
日本：“我怀念90年代，那是我的时代，我的时刻”
Anyone wanting a more in-depth look should watch The princes of the Yen here on Youtube. Very insightful.
想要深入了解的人，可以在YouTube上看看纪录片《日元王子》。非常深刻。
Hey Japan I''m from Argentina and I have a few Venezuelans around. I''ve heard you''re having "defation" issues. We can help you with that.
嗨，日本，我来自阿根廷，我身边有几个委内瑞拉人。听说你们有“通货紧缩”的问题，我们可以帮帮你哦。
I desperately wish that more people would take an interest in sciences like psychology, sociology, and economics..... a proper understanding of these topics might actually yield a more properly guided and understanding society that enacts policies that make more sense in relation to these sciences
我非常希望有更多的人，能对心理学、社会学和经济学这样的科学感兴趣……对这些主题的正确理解，也许能对理解社会产生更恰当的指导，从而制定出与这些科学相关的、更具有意义的政策。
Japan''s economy is like the guy who starts running fast then he goes even faster and now start running out of air in the middle of the marathon. He still between the firsts, but the pain in his abs no longer can be ignored
日本的经济，就像一个起跑很快的人，然后他甚至跑得更快，现在是在马拉松的中途，他却开始喘不过气来。他仍在第一梯队，但是腹部疼痛这个问题却不容忽视。
My friend is working in japan. He said most of his older co worker are single and don''t have family.
我的朋友在日本工作。他说大多数年长的同事都是单身，没有家庭。
Japan, Land of rising debt
China: “Not bad”
日本：债务不断攀升的土地
中国：还不错哦
2:48 "japan was building the most competitive cars" *shows a russian Toyota
2分48秒的时候，说“日本正在制造最具竞争力的汽车”，配的确实俄版的丰田汽车。
When you compared the GDP of Japan in the 1990’s and now, did you adjust the value for inflation?
当你比较日本1990年代和现在的GDP，你是否适应了通货膨胀的价值了呢？
Japan is no perfect country but the culture makes it more likely than others to survive, as they`ve done in the past, twice! People stay together and support each other - just check what happens after so common natural disasters and compare the situation with the USA. The crime rate is low. The job market is good at this point in time. The car-tech is great and ahead of the competitors - make sure you add the cost of the vehicle and reliability for future comparisons ;). The "economy" is stagnant as most is already build. That is the "downside" of living in a DEVELOPED country. Check the meaning of the word "developed" - it implies COMPLETED. While EU and USA have their political, social and safety issues, Japan faces an aging population problem and labour force shortage.
日本不是一个完美的国家，但日本的文化让它比其他国家更有可能幸存下来，就像他们过去做的那样，两次！日本人围在一起，相互扶持，他们的做法可以跟美国比较一下，看看发生常见的自然灾害以后，人们是如何应对的。日本的犯罪率很低。日本此时的就业市场也很良好。日本的汽车技术是很好的，胜过很多竞争对手，确保你在未来选购汽车，进行比较的时候，可以兼顾汽车的成本和可靠性。
日本经济之所以会“停滞”，是因为大多数东西已经建好了啊。这是生活在发达国家的“缺点”。来看下“发达”这个词的含义吧，它意味着“已完成”。欧盟国家和美国，面临着政治、社会和安全问题；而在日本，面临着人口老龄化和劳动力短缺的问题。
The quiet "house of the rising sun" in the background...
背景音乐，安静地播放着“日出之家”……