Whereas Japanese officials once feared so-called Japan-bashing by Americans, today they are more likely to lament "Japan-passing," a shift in attention to places viewed as more dynamic, like China.

日本官员曾经担心的是美国人的所谓“痛击日本”(Japan - bashing)，如今他们应该更多的是哀叹“痛失日本”(Japan - passing)，美国的注意力已经转移到中国等更具活力的地方。

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Others saw in his findings a form of Japan bashing.

其他人则在他的研究结果中看到了某种“敲打日本”。

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It is a repeat of the United States' Japan bashing.

这完全是美国当年对日本抨击的翻版。

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And given the importance of maintaining American support for talks to liberalise trade in financial services, to expand the North American Free-Trade Agreement and to bring China into the World Trade Organisation, an upsurge of Japan-bashing and anti-import rhetoric in Washington would quickly affect the rest of the world.

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