Wages in Japan Suffer 20-Year Sharp Drop
Wages in Japan have suffered their sharpest drop since tracking began almost two decades ago, fuelling concerns that the economy will remain under pressure from depressed consumer spending.
近二十年的跟踪数据显示，日本工资水平出现最大跌幅，令人更加担心消费者支出低落将继续给经济带来压力。
The plunge comes as Japan prepares to vote at the end of the month in elections that could topple the long-serving Liberal Democratic party, with both the incumbents and the rival Democratic Party of Japan, which is leading in the polls, wooing voters with promises of better conditions for workers.
工资大跌之际，日本正为本月底举行的大选做准备。长期执政的自民党(LDP)可能在大选中落败。在朝党（自民党）和其竞选对手日本民主党(DPJ)均承诺改善工人待遇，以拉拢选民。日本民主党在民意调查中现处于领先地位。
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