The recent electoral triumph of Yukio Hatoyama’s untested DPJ thus confirmed the popular wish not to follow America’s free-market model. Hatoyama makes no economic sense in declaring that growth is important but that happiness comes first.
不久前鸠山由纪夫治下未经考验的日本民主党在选举中获胜证明了公众不愿追随美国的自由市场模式。鸠山声明经济发展虽然重要但幸福更重要没有任何实际意义。但这种观点的确反应了许多日本人的情绪。