Alarmists fear that South korea-which has a much smaller population-may overtake Japan, too.

杞人忧天者则害怕人口小国韩国也将超过日本。

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China is likely to overtake Japan to become the world's second largest economy but its stock market remains a relative also-ran.

中国有可能超越日本成为世界第二大经济体，但其股市相对仍无足轻重。

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India will soon overtake Japan's economic output, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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Alarmists fear that South Korea which has a much smaller population may overtake Japan, too.

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We believe heavyweight motorcycle sales in China can easily overtake Japan just as luxury automobile sales in China have overtaken Japan.

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