韩国可能很快就会比日本富有
<p><span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Sky">Sky</span> <span word="Tree">Tree</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 22<span word="nd">nd</span>, <span word="is">is</span> 634 <span word="metres">metres</span> <span word="high">high</span> (2,080 <span word="feet">feet</span>), <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="industrialise">industrialise</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="tigers">tigers</span>—<span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="China">China</span>—<span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="overtaken">overtaken</span>.</p><p>作为广播传送和观光塔的东京天空树将于4月22日正式开放，634米（2,080英尺）的高度使它成为亚洲最高的建筑。这是日本试图保持领先的最后一搏么？很多年来，日本曾拥有亚洲最富有和最强劲的经济。它是第一个工业化的亚洲经济体，新兴的亚洲四小龙——香港，新加坡，南韩，台湾和最近的中国大陆——仅仅是追随它的足迹。不过，现在日本正在被稳步的超越。</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="industrialised">industrialised</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> (<span word="NIEs">NIEs</span>) <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="reckon">reckon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span>-<span word="power">power</span> <span word="parity">parity</span> (<span word="PPP">PPP</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="adjusts">adjusts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overtaken">overtaken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1997 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="humbling">humbling</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> (<span word="see">see</span> <span word="chart">chart</span>). <span word="That">That</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="turnabout">turnabout</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1980 <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span>.</p>
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