日本现在已成为世界最大的贸易顺差国和最大的债权国。日本的外汇储备占世界第一位,日元已成为世界最坚挺的货币之一。日本的国民生产总值已超过苏联,成为世界第二经济大国。日本人均产值已超过美国。但是,近年来日本与美欧的贸易摩擦加剧,美欧对日本出口商品的贸易保护主义限制越来越多。日元自1985年9月以来大幅度升值,至1987年12月, Japan has now become the world’s largest trade surplus country and the largest creditor nation. Japan’s foreign exchange reserves account for the highest in the world and the yen has become one of the firmest currencies in the world. Japan’s GNP has surpassed that of the Soviet Union and has become the second largest economy in the world. Japan’s per capita output has exceeded the United States. However, the trade frictions between Japan and the United States and Europe have intensified in recent years, and trade protectionism in Japan and the United States and Europe have become more and more restricted. The yen has risen sharply since September 1985, and by December 1987,