The decline in circulation is not so sharp in Japan as in other developed countries, thanks to the home-delivery system.

日本有着上门送报的制度，因此发行量的下降幅度不像其他发达国家那样明显。

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For 'advanced economies' — the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and the export powers of Asia — it anticipates a 13.5% decline in exports this year.

美国、加拿大、欧洲、日本和亚洲一些出口强国等“发达经济体”今年出口将下滑13.5%。

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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) began to lower interest rates in July 1991, soon after property prices began to decline.

日本央行在地产价格开始下跌后，迅速于1991年7月开始降息。

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Sharp said sales of LCD TVs "fell drastically" on a year ago, mainly as a result of "sluggish demand in Japan and a sales decline in China, owing to worsening Japan-China relations".

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By region, it expects a mid-teens percentage increase in sales in the Americas, a mid-twenties percentage increase in both Asia-Pacific and Europe, and a modest sales decline in Japan.

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In hidebound Japan the decline continues, to 19 billionaires from 41 as recently as 1996.

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