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Bill Emmott，這位前經濟學人主編，1989年因出版《The Sun Also Sets: Why Japan Will Not Be Number One》一書而在日本聲名大噪，去年則在經濟學人對日本的調查報告，〈The sun also rises〉，中認為日本經濟已經開始復甦，並且質變。

調查報告認為日本整體經濟結構是有好的變化：

Japan has been going through a long wave of incremental reforms, which together have changed politics, the economy and financial markets far more than most people realise, promising the country a bright long-term future.

但是， 這變化卻還要與周邊國家，尤其是中國，有好的合作 日本與周邊國家之間的關係，也得納入考慮：

If conflict—diplomatic or military—is to be avoided, Japan needs to become stronger, but also to foster other Asian alliances, perhaps through European-style regional institutions. To its Asian neighbours, the Chinese hare is impressive but also worrying. A Japan that showed itself to be a steady, prosperous and reliable tortoise would be an appealing counterweight.

兩個月前，Bill Emmott到美國德州奧司汀大學給了一場演講，講題是「The Sun Also Rises: How a Recovering Japan Could Change Asia」，內容就是在談經濟學人去年作的那個調查報告。


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