But a major concern for the Japanese economy is that currency rates, the dollar-yen in particular, are pummeling Japanese exporters as their products lose competitiveness abroad.

• 但是汇率是日本经济要关心的一个主要问题,特别是美元对日元的汇率,在国外,日本的出口商正在遭受冲击,他们的商品的竞争力开始下降。